MIGHTY SCHOOL FOR VALOURS COLLLEGE

PLOT 1-4 SCHOOL AVENUE, OSUKE ROAD, OTA Tel: 08081802150, 08143399779
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2 MOCK EXAMINATION 2020/2021 CLASS: SS3 SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

THEORY PART I

Instruction: Answer all the questions

1) (a) Evaluate without using mathematical tables or calculator; (3 .69×105 )÷(1. 64×10−3 ) , leaving
your answer in standard form.
x2 −8 x +16
2
(b) Simplify; x −7 x +12

2) The diagram below shows the cross section of a railway tunnel. If /AB/ = 100m and the radius of the arc is
56m, calculate, correct to the nearest meter, the perimeter of the cross – section.

A B
3) a. AB is a chord of a circle of center O, if /AB/ = 24.2cm and the perimeter of triangle AOB is 52.2cm,
calculate <AOB correct to the nearest degree.

b.
log 10 ( )
30
16
−2 log 10
5
9 ()
+ log 10( )
400
243

1
x−2
=271−x
4) a. Solve; 81
1 7
3 12 + 8
1 1
b. Simplify; 2 4 − 6

5) A library received a £1,300(pounds) grant. It spends 10% 0f the grant on magazine subscriptions, 35% on
new books,15% to repair damaged books, 30% to buy new furniture and 10% to train library staff.
a. Represent this information on a pie chart
b. Calculate correct to the nearest whole number, the percentage increase of the amount for buying
new books over that of new furniture.
PART II Instruction: Answer any five questions
6) a. In the diagram, XY is a chord of a circle of radius 5cm. The chord subtends an angle 96 0 at the
center. Calculate, correct to three significant figures, the area of the minor segment cut off by XY. (Take π to
22
be ).
7
 O

960 5cm

Y
X

b.

O 7cm
800

The figure shows a circle of radius 7cm inscribed in a square . If a portion of the circle with angle 80 0 is shaded
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with some portions of the square, calculate the total area of the shaded portions.(Take π = ).
7
7) The frequency distribution table below shows the mark of 100 students in Mighty School of Valours daily
mathematics test (drill).

Marks 1 – 10 11 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91-100
No of 2 4 9 13 18 32 13 5 3 1
students
A. Draw a cumulative frequency curve (Ogive) for the distribution.
B. Use your curve to estimate: i) the median ii) the lower Quartile, iii) the 60th percentile.
8. a. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct: i) a triangle PQR such that /PQ/ = 10cm, /QR/ =
7cm and <PQR = 900.
ii) the locus l1 of points equidistant from Q and R,
iii) the locus l2 of points equidistant from P and Q.
b. locate the point O equidistant from P,Q and R.
c. With O as centre, draw the circumcircle of the triangle PQR.
d. Measure the radius of the circumcircle.

x 2− y 2
8. a. Simplify; 3 x +3 y
 P Q
b. In the diagram PQRS is a rectangle. /PK/

= 15cm, /SK/ = /KR/ and <PKS = 370,

15cm Calculate correct to three significant fig.

370
S K R
i) /PS/
ii) /SK/ and
iii) Area of the shaded portion.
9. a. The third and eight terms of an arithmetic progression (A.P) are – 9 and 26 respectively. Find the i)
common difference ii) first term.
E
b.

F In the diagram, O is the center

G
of the circle and ABC is a
660 D
O tangent at B. If <BDF = 660 and

<DBC = 570, calculate; i) <EBF

ii) <BGF
570
A B C

10. a. In a group of 194 students in Faith Academy, Canaanland, it was discovered that 24 like Economics (E) and
Geography (G) only, 33 like Geography(G) and Mathematics (M) only and 16 like all the three subjects. The
Number x of students who like Economics only was equal to the number who like Economics and Mathematics
only. If 76 like Economics and 98 like Geography:

I. represent this information in a Venn diagram

II. Calculate the value of x ,
III. Calculate the number of students that like at least two subjects.
1
( 1− x ) y x− y =−1
b. If 9 =27 and 2 , find the value of x + y .
12. a. P varies directly as Q and inversely as the square of R. If P = 1 when Q = 8 and R = 2, find the value

of Q when P = 3 and R = 5.

b. An airplane flies from town A (200N, 600E) to town B (200N, 200E). if the journey takes 6 hours,

i) calculate correct to three significant figures, the speed of the airplane.

ii) If it then flies due north from town B to town C, 420km away, calculate correct to the nearest degree,
the latitude of town C.[Take radius of the earth to be 6400km and π = 3.142].
 MIGHTY SCHOOL FOR VALOURS COLLEGE
PLOT 1-4 SCHOOL AVENUE, OSUKE ROAD, OTA Tel: 08081802150, 08143399779
ND
2 MOCK EXAMINATION 2020/2021 CLASS: SS3 SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS PAPER 2

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS Instruction: Answer all.

1) A money lender collects $200 simple interest on a capital after two years at 5%.Calculatethecapital
invested. a. $1000:00 b. $2000:00 c. $ 3000:00 d. $4000:00

2) Simplify;
log 10 2 .25+4 log 10 2−2 log10 0 . 6 a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

3) Simplify; 5 √ 12−4 √ 75+3 √ 48 a. 3 √ 3 b. 2 √ 3 c. −2 √ 3 d. −3 √ 3

4) A book seller gives 5% discount to a customer who pays cash. What is the marked price of a book for which
the customer pays ₦475.00? a. ₦300.00 b. ₦400.00 c. ₦500.00 d. ₦600.00

5) If y varies inversely as the cube root of x and y = 4 when x = 27, find y when x = 8.

a. 6 b. 4 c. 3 d. 2

6) The nth term of a sequence is

( )
22 n −
1 n
2 . Find the third term. a. – 512 b. – 64 c. – 32 d. – 8

k 3k k 3k
7) If y % of a number n equals k , what is 3% of n ? a. 3 y b. y c. 300 y d. 100 y

8) If x +2 y=7 and 4 x+11 y=34 , by how much is 3 y less than 10? a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 7

10 −10 −10 10
2 −1 , 1, −1 , 1,
9) Solve the equation 7 x −3 x−10=0 a. 7 b. 7 c. 7 d. 7

10) In the diagram below P ,Q and R are points on a circle center O. The chord ¿ PQ/¿10 √3 cm,
∠OSQ=90 0 and∠ POQ=1200 . Find ¿ RS/.
R
a. 15 cm

O b. 15 √ 3cm

1200 c. 25 cm
P Q
S
d. 25 √ 3cm

11) A rectangular tank 82cm long, 37cm wide and 75cm deep has the same volume as a cylindrical tank. If the radius of
the cylindrical tank is 30cm, calculate its height. [Take π= 3.14 ]
a.83.00cm b. 80.52cm c. 52.80cm d. 50.80cm
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12) A chord PR of a circle, centre O, is 20 cm long. If <POR = 120 , calculate the radius of the circle.
a.16.0 cm b.13.0cm c.11.5 cm d. 11.2 cm
13) PQ is the diameter of a circle PQR. /PR/ is 9 cm and /RQ/ is 12 cm. Calculate the area of the circle.
22
[ Take π = 7 ]
a. 88.4 cm2 b. 144.0 cm2 c. 176.8cm2 d.225.0 cm2

14) In an octagon, three of the interior angles are x 0 each. Each of the remaining five interior angles is ( 16 + x
)0 . Find the value of x . a. 1020 b. 1050 c.1200 d. 1250

15)
P
40 0
S T
3x 2x
H
Q 5x R
In the diagram, PSQ and PTR are straight lines, reflex <SHT = 5 x , < HTR = 2 x and < QSH = 3 x . Find the value of x .
a. 320 b. 400 c. 680 d. 700

16)

P 300
Q

x
R S
200

In the figure, PQ//RS . find the value of the angle marked x. a. 900 b. 1200 c. 1250 d.1300
P E Q
17)
x0 1000

y0 0
S y R
In the diagram, PQ is parallel to SR, < EQR = 100 and ER bisects < QRS. Find the value of x .

a. 1200 b. 1300 c. 1400 d. 1500

18)
P
In the diagram, ST//QR, PS = 6cm, ST= 8cm and Q = 12cm. Calculate SQ

6cm
S 8cm T

Q R
12 cm
a.6cm b. 5cm c.4cm d.3cm

19) T
310 S

580 R

Q
P
Find the value of <TSP in the diagram. a. 910 b.890 c.710 d.690

20) The bearing of P from Q is N50W. Find the true bearing of Q from P. a. 1000 b. 1750 c. 1800 d. 1850

21) If cos p= 0.8, evaluate 20 tan p sin p. a. 6 b. 9 c.12 d.18

22) A ladder 5m long leans against a wall. The foot of the ladder is 3m from the wall on the same horizontal ground.
Calculate, correct to the nearest degree, the angle which the ladder makes with the wall. a. 350 b. 370
c. 380 d. 390

23) What is the probability that an even E will surely occur?. a. Pr(E) = 1 b. Pr(E) ¿ 0c. Pr(E) < 1 d. Pr(E) > 0

PART 4
PART 3
0 0
x x
x 0 120 0
PART 2
PART 1

The Pie chart above represents the distribution of 900 undergraduates in a university. Use the information to
answer questions 24 and 25.
24) Calculate the value of x . a. 360 b. 600 c. 720 d. 1080

25) How many undergraduates are in Part 3?. a. 100 b. 120 c. 150 d. 180

26) If the mean of 15, x , 18 and 13 is 19, find the median. a. 15.0 b. 15.5 c. 16.5 d. 18.0

27) Aku, Kay and Badu share an amount in the ratio 2:5:9 respectively. If Badru receives $48.00 more than Kay, find the
amount shared. a. $92.00 b. $126.67 c. $153.60 d.$192.00

1 3 1
6 −2 +1 4 3
4 15 2 1 11
28) Simplify; 3 4 6 a. 4 b. c. 4 d. 30

[ ]
3 15 6 2 2
2 y −5 x 3(2 y−5 x ) 5 x−2 y x y
− ÷ .
29) Simplify; x 2 y xy a. 4 2 2
b. 2 x y c. 4 d. 18 y−45 x

30) P

S
300

600

x T

Q R

In the figure, PS//QR. SR bisects angle PRQ. If <PST = 300 and <RPQ = 600, calculate angle x .

a. 1050 b. 1000 c. 950 d. 900

31)
P
S

500
R Q

In the diagram above, RQ is a tangent to the circle, ¿ PS/¿/SQ/¿ ¿ and∠ SQR=50 . Calculate ∠ SRQ.
0

a. 300 b. 350 c. 400 d. 450

32) Two students are selected at random from 5 boys and 4 girls. Find the probability that both are boys.
 5 2 5 20
a. 18 b. 9 c. 9 d. 81

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33) Calculate the perimeter of a Quadrant of a circle, radius 10.5cm. (Take π = ).
7

a. 37.5cm b. 36.0cm c. 32.5cm d. 27.0cm

34) P and Q are two intersecting subsets of a Universal set E. If n(P) = 25, n(Q) = 20, n(P¿ Q)1 = 5

n(E) = 40, find the n(P¿ Q). a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20

35)
X
In the diagram, WXY is a triangle, /XY/ =
/XW/, /XZ/ = /WZ/ and <XYZ = 500. Find <XZW.

a. 550 b. 650

c. 700 d. 800
500
Y Z W
−6 −4 −3 −2
36) Express the sum of 10-2 and 10-3 in standard form. a. 1 .0×10 b. 1 .0×10 c. 1 .1×10 d. 1 .1×10

xy v 2 vw vw vwy vy
r= x=
37) Given that 2 and w express r in terms of y , v and w . a. y b. 2 y c. 2 d. 2 w

38) Calculate the length of diagonal of square whose area is p cm2 . a. √p b. 2 √p c. p √2 d. √2 p

1
2 p 2=
39) If 2 and pq=2 , find the values ofq . a. – 4, 4 b. – 2, 2 c. 2, 2 d. 4, 4

40) Convert
2201 four to a base ten numeral. a. 128 b. 137 c. 161 d. 165

41)

Find the value of y in the diagram.

0
0
2y a. 10

x b.
c.
15
20
0
60 2x d. 30

42)

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 Which of the following inequalities is represented by the number line graph above?.

a. x≥−5 b. x >−5 c. x <−5 d. x≤−5

½
43) Evaluate 4 x 8 2/3

162/3 a. 4 b. 2 c. 2 ½ d. 21/3

1
44) Solve the equation 2x-2/3 = 8 a. 4 b. 8 c. 4 d. 8

45) Simplify ; 125a5b3

3 ab 5 ab 25 a 2 b2 5 a8 b 4
45a3b a. 5 b. 3 c. 9 d. 3

−1 5
46) Given that 27(1+x) = 9, find x. a. – 3 b. c. d. 2
3 3

5n+3
2 n−3
=5 0
47) Given that 25 , find n. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 5

48) Evaluate log106 + log1045 – log1027 without using logarithm tables. a. 0 b. 1 c. 1.1738 d. 10

49) Simplify 2log36 + log312 – log316. a. 2 b. 3 c. 2 – 2log32 d. 3 – 2log32

50) Given that logx64 = 3, evaluate xlog28. a. 6 b. 9 c. 12 d. 24