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Short Test for Math

The document is a Mathematics Acceptance Test consisting of various problems across multiple topics including arithmetic, fractions, ratios, algebra, sequences, and geometry. It includes calculations, simplifications, and problem-solving tasks. The test is structured into sections with specific marks allocated for each question.

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Short Test for Math

The document is a Mathematics Acceptance Test consisting of various problems across multiple topics including arithmetic, fractions, ratios, algebra, sequences, and geometry. It includes calculations, simplifications, and problem-solving tasks. The test is structured into sections with specific marks allocated for each question.

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Mathematics Acceptance Test

1. [3 marks]
(a) Evaluate:
3(4 + 2)2
18 −
6
(b) Calculate:
−3.5 + 7.2 − 1.8
(c) Write 360 as a product of prime factors in index form.

2. [4 marks]
(a) Calculate:
3 5
+
4 6
Give your answer as a mixed number.
(b) Convert 0.375 into a fraction in its simplest form.
(c) Increase 240 by 15%.
(d) Write 0.000056 in standard form.

3. [3 marks]
(a) A total of 400 JD is divided between Ahmad, Lina and Sami in the ratio
2: 3: 5
Calculate the amount received by each person.
(b) A map has a scale of 1: 50 000. The distance between two locations on the map is 6.4 cm.
Find the actual distance in kilometres.
4. [3 marks]
(a) Simplify:
23 × 2−5
(b) Simplify:

√72
(c) Simplify:

3√8
√2
5. Algebraic manipulation [4 marks]
(a) Simplify:
4(2𝑥 − 3) − 3(𝑥 + 1)
(b) Solve:
3(𝑥 − 2) = 2𝑥 + 7
(c) Rearrange
𝑣 = 𝑢 + 𝑎𝑡
to make 𝑡 the subject.
(d) Solve:
2𝑥 − 1
=5
3

6. [3 marks]
(a) Find the 𝑛th term of the sequence:
4, 9, 14, 19, …
(b) Find the 20th term of the sequence.
(c) Find the gradient of the line passing through (−1,4) and (3, −4).
7. [3 marks]
(a) Expand:
(𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 − 2)
(b) Factorise completely:
𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 12
(c) Solve:
𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 12 = 0

8. [3 marks]
(a) A 10 m ladder is placed against a vertical wall. The bottom of the ladder is 6 m from the
wall.
Calculate the vertical height reached by the ladder.
(b) A circle has radius 5 cm. Calculate:
1. its circumference in terms of 𝜋;

2. its area in terms of 𝜋.


9. [2 marks]
The following values represent the number of books read by five students:
4, 5, 5, 7, 9
Calculate:
(a) the mean and median;
(b) the mode and range.

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