‘SEC2¥1M.20085 INDEX NUMBER MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA. SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL ‘SEPTEMBER 2008 SESSION SUBJECT: Mathematics PAPER NUMBER: 1— Section A (Mental Paper) DATE: 1" September 2008 TIME: 20 minutes ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the space available on the examination paper. Mis not necessary 10 show your working, The use of calculators and protractors is not allowed, This paper carries a total of 20 marks. ‘Question and Atisweh. ~.-] “Space for rough All answers earry one park. WSL work it necessary, 1. Work out: 1424344496497498499 Ans. 2, Find the total cost of three shirts each costing 14.95 ‘and a shorts costing 10,15. Ans. 3. Vanessa is facing North. If she turns elockwise through 20", what direction is she now facing? Armee 4, An isosceles triangle contains an angle of 130°, What is the size of one of the other two angles? (Rings eee eee S. John arrived at 7:35 p.m, for a film which started at ‘20:15. How long did he have to wait for the film to stat? Ans. Serr Z008 pe 435 Meal Paper‘SEC 216.2085 6 RT Isa tangent to the circle centre O and RP is parallel {to SO. Use the information given in the figure to find a Ae ZE\ R NOT TO SCALE 7. A shop is offering a discount of 25% on its marked Prices. What is the sale price of a freezer matked al S007 Ans___ 630 x 962 = 696060 Use the above information to ealeulate the value of: 315x962 Ans. 9. Write the following numbers in order, starting with the smallest. 5.3, 53x10", 5300, 53x10 A 420. Fill in the missing term in the sequence below. BI, 27, 9, at beer 2008 Mental Serr 2008 page ABG MentalSBC23/16.20085 11, Martha scored 60 out of 80 marks on a test, Express her mark as a percentage, Ans, 32. Find the value of 100+2, 4 Ans, a freezer js 13°C. 1 goes down 13. The temperature is the new temperature? by 7°C. What i Aue 14, A diink is made by mixing 4 parte water to 1 part lemon squash. How many millilitres of lemon squash sre needed to make 2 lites of drink? Ans, 18, Solve the equation: ax 3 Ans, 16, The parallel sides of-a trapeaium are Bem and 13em long respectively. The perpendicular distance between the parallel sides is Sem. Find the area of the trapezium, <— fem —> [Sem <— Be St eth _—_scpnenpesemnens Serr 2008 ABE ental | wor Toscan| | | | | 17. Tim ran 1 km jn 10 mipvtes. What was his avernye speed in km/h? 19. ‘The volume of a cube is 8000 em?. What is the length ofits edges? Ans 20. ‘The two Hines drown on the axes below are parle. Give the equation of Line L x ol x 7 & $ Ans. Serv 2008 page 4.38 ieee