THE MCHK WESLEY COLLEGE
First Examination (2022-2023)
S.1 Mathematics (Paper I)
Question-Answer Book
Setter: [Link] Time Allowed: 1 hour 15 mins Date: 11/1/2023
Name of student： ( ) Class： Marks： / 100
I. Answer ALL questions in this paper. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
II. Show all your working steps clearly. Marks will be deducted for poor presentation of material.
III. Calculators are NOT allowed in this examination.
1. Write down the numbers represented by the letters on the number line below. (4 marks)
+1
A
–2
A: B: C: D:
2. Using the divisibility test, determine whether 11622 is divisible by 6. (4 marks)
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3.
(a) Round up 7.6543 to 2 decimal places. (1 mark)
(b) Round off 7.6543 to 2 decimal places. (1 mark)
(c) Round down 7.6542 to 2 decimal places. (1 mark)
(d) Round off 7.6543 to 2 significant figures. (1 mark)
4. Evaluate each of the following: (8 marks)
(a) (–11) – [(+3) – (–4) + (–1)] (b) (–2)(+4) + (–17)(+3)
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5. Represent each of the following word phrases by an algebraic expression. (6 marks)
(a) subtract 4 from the product of h and k, and then
divide the difference by the cube of p
(b) Add m to n, and then multiply the sum by the
square of u.
a 2 (a + 1)
6. Consider the formula X = − . Find X when a = –2. (4 marks)
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7. Simplify the following. (7 marks)
(a) –a – 2b + 8a – b (b) 12e + 4e 2 – 8f 4
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(c) –9m2 + 5m 6m 10 – 8m2
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8. Solve the following equations. (14 marks)
2 c 1
(a) –2s + 14 = 10 (b) − =−
3 15 5
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3y y
(c) 4x – 9 = –3(2 – x) – 5 (d) =4+
8 3
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9. Simplify each of the following expressions. (6 marks)
(a) x4y2 × xy3 (b) 6b2 ÷ (–12b5)
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(c) (6 + 3x2) – (1 – 7x2)
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10. Expand each of the following expressions. (7 marks)
(a) 10(7x – 8y) (b) (x − 2)(2 − x)
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(c) (y − 4)2
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11. Let an be the nth term of a sequence. If a3 = 16 and an + 1 = an + 5 for any positive integer n, find a4.
(3 marks)
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12. The initial balance in Ivan’s credit card is –$200. He uses his credit card to buy 40 Christmas cards with
equal price. After buying the Christmas cards, the balance becomes –$800. Find the price of a
Christmas card. (3 marks)
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13. Roy, Ryan and Rita shared some marbles equally. Roy evenly distributed all his marbles into 16 boxes,
Ryan evenly distributed all his marbles into 18 boxes, while Rita evenly distributed all her marbles into
24 boxes.
(a) Express 16, 18 and 24 as prime factorization. (6 marks)
(b) Find the minimum number of marbles owned by each person. (2 marks)
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14. In a restaurant, the prices of lunch sets A, B and C are $57, $58 and $62 respectively. A free delivery
service is provided if the order is above $600. Cara orders three lunch sets A, two lunch sets B and six
lunch sets C for her teammates. Estimate whether Cara can enjoy the free delivery service. Show your
workings. (5 marks)
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15. In a toy shop, the total price of 3 toy aeroplanes and 4 toy trains is $1232. If the price of a toy aeroplane
is $42 less than that of a toy train. Find the total price of 5 toy aeroplanes and 3 toy trains. (6 marks)
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16. The sum of two consecutive even numbers is 194. Find the two numbers. (4 marks)
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17. The following table shows the changes in the depth of a fish in the sea in five hours as compared to the
previous hour. Assume that +2 m represents the fish goes up 2 m in water.
Time 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm
Change in depth (m) +4 –2 –7 –1 +3
(a) Find the overall change in the depth of the fish from 2 pm to 6 pm. (2 marks)
(b) If the depth of the fish is 32 m at 6 pm, find its depth at 4 pm. (2 marks)
(c) If the depth of a dolphin is 28 m at 5 pm, is the fish above or below the dolphin at that time? Explain
your answer. (3 marks)
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