— SEC23/L.06s INDEX NUMBER: MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD ‘UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL SEPTEMBER 2006 SESSION SUBJECT: Mathematics PAPER: I ~Mental Paper DATE: 5 September 2006 TIME: 20 minutes ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS Write your answers in the space available on the examination paper. Diagrams are NOT drawn to scale. Calculators are not allowed. Ieis not necessary to show your working. This paper carries a total of 20 marks. ri 1 Find the least common multiple (L.C.M) of 4, 12 and 18. i ‘Ans 2 Find the value of 4 on this number line. 5 4 20 Ans 3. Ifx<~10, givea possible value of x. Ans 4 Write 0,00035 in standard form. Ans Sep 2006 Mental %q ANGSEC 23/1065 5 A box contains 34 balloons, 8 of which are red. If Tom selects a balloon at random from this box, what is the probability that it is not a red balloon? Give your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms. Ans 6 fs Find the value of x. Ans 1 30% of 200 is the same as 25% of which number? Ans 8 Fill in the blanks so that this Logo Program draws an equilateral triangle: REPEAT {FD 100RT___J 9 Write 6x6" as a fraction in its lowest terms. Ans 10 A packet of football stickers costs 15 c. How many packets, can he bought with Lm 1? Ans Page 2 of 4 Sep 2006SEC 23/1065 11 Which of the three marked angles is epproximately equal fo 120° a 12 Which of the following expressions is not equal to 98 x 72 A 90x748x7 B 100x7-2 C 100x7-2x7 Ans 13 Determine the mode of the following set of numbers: 4, 6,6, 8, 8, 8,8, 10, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12 Ans 14. Select the correct statement: A. the sum of two odd numbers is always even. B the sum of two even numbers is always odd. the sum of one even and one odd number is always even. Ans 15 Find the value of x if AB is a a straight line, a B Ans Page 3 of 4 Hal éSEC 23/1.06s 16 Find the value of x if a | | : Ans | | 17 If 3* =27,, whatis the value of x? | | . : a | I Ans | | 18 Fillinthe missing digits: 2-5 6 | +iL_|s 44 19 Write down the equation ofthe line that passes throughthe origin and has gradient,2. Aus 20 Which number from 0.3, 3 and 30 is 2 good estimate of Ans | Sep 2006 Mental Paget.of4, h A22