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[Link] NUFYPET Math v9.

Candidate name:

Date: _______________

Unofficial NUFYPET Math Simulation

Time: 1 hour (60 min.) Version 9.1


Total Marks: ____/30

Instructions

 Circle the answer you find right


 Calculators MUST NOT be used
 Figures are NOT accurately drawn and NOT to scale, except it is
mentioned in a question
 There is only one answer for each question, so answers with two or
more selected options marked as zero
 If you think something is wrong with the test, report a Methodist
Information

 The total mark for test is 30 (Each question marked as 1 point)


 There is NO penalty for wrong answers
Advice

 Read each question carefully


 Follow the time (There is an average 2 minutes for each question)
 Don’t stay in one task for long
 Try to answer for all questions
 Recheck your answers if possible

Note: This is unofficial test made by MSDC


[Link] NUFYPET Math v9.1

1. The figure shows a fair, circular spinner with 4


sectors numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. The angle of sector 1 is
120°, the angle of sector 2 is 60° and the angle of each
of sectors 3 and 4 is 90°.The spinner is to be spun. The
number of the sector in which the spinner’s pointer
stops is called the score.

Calculate the probability that the score is 1 or 3.

A 7/12 B 7/24 C 7/48 D 7/20 E 7/17

2. Which one of the following is a factor of 6𝑥 3 + 7𝑥 2 – 18𝑥 + 5 ?

A 𝑥+1 B 𝑥+2 C 𝑥+3 D𝑥−1 E 𝑥−2

3. The figure shows a symmetrical trapezium with 𝐴𝐷 = 18𝑥 𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 10𝑥 𝑐𝑚 and 𝐵𝐴 =
𝐶𝐷 = 𝐿 𝑐𝑚. The perpendicular distance between 𝐴𝐷 and 𝐵𝐶 is 3𝑥 𝑐𝑚.

Find an expression, in terms of 𝑥, for the area of 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷.

A 168𝑥 2 B 10.5𝑥 2 C 21𝑥 2 D 42𝑥 2 E 84𝑥 2

4. All of 60 different vitamin pills contain at least one of the vitamins 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶. Twelve have 𝐴
only, 7 have 𝐵 only, and 11 have 𝐶 only. Six have all three vitamins.

If there are 𝑥 pills having 𝐴 and 𝐵 only; 𝑥 pills having 𝐵 and 𝐶 only; and 𝑥 pills having 𝐴 and 𝐶
only, then how many pills contain vitamin 𝐴?

A 34 B 32 C 30 D 36 E 38
[Link] NUFYPET Math v9.1

5. The figure below shows a metal box with no top.

The four sides and the base of the box are to be cut from a single rectangular sheet of metal of
width 𝑥 𝑐𝑚 as shown in the second figure below.

The area of the sheet of metal is 𝑆 𝑐𝑚2 and the volume of the metal box is 40 𝑐𝑚3 .

Assuming that no metal is wasted when the box is made, which one is the correct expression
for 𝑆 in terms of 𝑥?
160 𝑥 160 160 320
A 𝑆 = 𝑥2 + B 𝑆 = 𝑥2 + C 𝑆 = 𝑥2 + D𝑆=𝑥 + E 𝑆 = 𝑥2 +
𝑥 160 𝑥2 𝑥2 𝑥
[Link] NUFYPET Math v9.1

6. 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷𝐸 is a circle centre 𝑂. The diameter, 𝐴𝐶, is extended to the point 𝐹 so that 𝐶𝐹 =
16 𝑐𝑚. The line 𝐵𝐹 is the tangent to the circle at 𝐵 and 𝐹𝐷𝐸 is a straight line such that
𝐹𝐷 = 18 𝑐𝑚 and 𝐷𝐸 = 14 𝑐𝑚. The radius of the circle is 𝑟 𝑐𝑚.

What is the value of 𝑟?

A 5 𝑐𝑚 B 10 𝑐𝑚 C 20 𝑐𝑚 D 2.5 𝑐𝑚 E 24 𝑐𝑚

7. In the figure, 𝐷 is a point on side 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐸 is a point on side 𝐴𝐶 of 𝛥𝐴𝐵𝐶 such that 𝐷𝐸 and
𝐵𝐶 are parallel. ∠𝐴𝐸𝐷 = 50°, ∠𝐷𝐶𝐸 = 30° and ∠𝐵𝐷𝐶 = 60°.

Find, in degrees, the size of ∠𝐵𝐶𝐷.

A 10° B 20° C 30° D 40° E 50°


[Link] NUFYPET Math v9.1

8. The letters of the word "INDEPENDENT" are written on individual cards and the cards are
put into a box. A card is selected and then replaced and then a second card is selected.

What is the probability of obtaining the letter "E" twice?

A 1/121 B 3/121 C 18/121 D 9/121 E 27/121

9. What of the following is equivalent to the above expression?

4√12 + 12√108 − 10√128 − 8√50


10

A 80√3 + 40√2 B 40√3 − 80√2 C 4√2 − 8√3 D 8√3 − 4√2 E 8√3 − 12√2

10. Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?

3√2
√3 − √2

A 3√6 + 6 B √6 − 6 C √6 + 3 D 3√6 − 6 E √6 + 6

11. Consider the shape below.

Which expression best represents the shaded area?


1
A 𝑎2 + 4 𝜋𝑎2
5
B 4 𝜋𝑎2
1
C 𝑎2 + 2 𝜋𝑎2
3
D 2 𝜋𝑎2 E 3𝜋𝑎2
[Link] NUFYPET Math v9.1

12. A company has 180 cars to sell. The colours of the cars are red, yellow, green, blue and
black. The pie chart shows information about the number of cars of each colour. The angle of
the sector for yellow cars is 50° and the angle for green cars is 90°. There are as many yellow
cars as there are black cars and the total number of black and blue cars is the same as the
number of green cars.

Calculate the number of black cars.

A 25 B 20 C 30 D 40 E 35

13. A bag contains 6 red marbles and 4 yellow marbles. A marble is drawn at random and not
replaced. Two further draws are made, again without replacement.

What is the probability of drawing at least one red marble?

A 1/30 B 29/30 C 1/6 D 28/31 E 30/31

14. Consider two graphs with the following equations:

𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 4

𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 4

If the two graphs only have one point of intersection, what is the correct value for 𝑏?

A4 B −3 C −1 D0 E3
[Link] NUFYPET Math v9.1

15. In a class of 50 students, 15 students are tremendously lazy and have chosen not to do
any sports sports. The rest chose either running, swimming, or both.

In total, 25 students chose running and 25 students chose swimming.

If a student is selected randomly from the class, what is the probability that he/she chose both
running and swimming?

A 1/5 B 1/3 C 2/3 D 3/10 E½

16. The symbol ♦ defines a mathematical binary operation such that 𝑎♦𝑏 = √𝑎𝑏 for all
positive integers.

Evaluate the value of (8 ♦ 2) ♦ (4 ♦ 9).

A 2√3 B 4√3 C 2√6 D 4√6 E √6

17. From a group of 10 boys and 7 girls, 2 boys and 3 girls will be chosen randomly.

How many different combinations of boys and girls are possible?

A 1557 B 1575 C 1595 D 5175 E 5715

18. Imagine a solid cube with sides of length 3𝑐𝑚.

This cube is magically cut in half. What is the surface area of each half?

A 9 cm2 B 18 cm2 C 27 cm2 D 36 cm2 E 54 cm2

19. The volume of an imaginary cube is 216 𝑐𝑚3.

What is the perimeter of this cube?

A 6 cm B 16 cm C 18 cm D 36 cm E 72 cm

20. Ten years ago, Ron's age was twice that of Hermione.

Today, the ratio of their ages is 7:4.

What is the sum of their ages today?

A 90 B 100 C 110 D 120 E 125


[Link] NUFYPET Math v9.1

21. The diagram below shows a school playing field.

What is the perimeter of the above field?

A 26 + 10√2 B 26 + 5√2 C 26 + √2 D 36 + 10√2 E 36 + 5√2

22. Five years ago, Mother's age was 3 times that of Alex. 5 years in the future, Mother's age
will be twice that of Alex.

How old is Mother today?

A 30 B 35 C 40 D 45 E 50

23. Mrs. Robinson's math class has an average exam score of 70. The average of students who
scored below 60 is 50, and the average of students who scored above 60 is 75. There are 20
students in the class.

How many students scored below 60?

A4 B6 C8 D 16 E 20
[Link] NUFYPET Math v9.1

24. Rearrange to make 𝑥 the subject of the equation.

4𝑥 − 3
𝑦=
2𝑥 + 1
𝑦−2 𝑦+2 𝑦−3 𝑦+3 𝑦+3
A 𝑥 = 4−3𝑦 B 𝑥 = 4−2𝑦 C 𝑥 = 4−2𝑦 D 𝑥 = 4−2𝑦 E 𝑥 = 4+2𝑦

25. Imagine two boxes. The first box contains 2 red balls and 3 white balls. The second box
contains 5 red balls and 3 white balls.

A ball is drawn from each box at random.

What is the probability that the ball from the first box is red, and the ball from the second box
is white?

A 1/40 B 3/20 C 3/8 D 2/5 E 3/40

26. Five bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 seconds
respectively.

In 60 minutes, how many times do they toll together?

A 10 times B 20 times C 30 times D 40 times E 50 times

27. A solid sphere with diameter 10 is placed inside a regular cylinder with length 10 and cross-
sectional diameter 10.

What is ratio of the volume between the cylinder and the sphere?

A1:2 B2:1 C1:1 D3:2 E2:3

𝑥+3
28. Let 𝑦 = 1 + √ , for all positive integers.
𝑥

Rearrange the formula to give 𝑥 in term of 𝑦.


3 3 3 𝑦(𝑦−2) (𝑦−2)2
A 𝑥 = 𝑦(𝑦−2) B 𝑥 = (𝑦−1)2 C 𝑥 = (𝑦−2)2 D𝑥= E𝑥=
3 3

29. An electronic device beeps after every 40 seconds. Another device beeps after 42 seconds.
They beep together at 10 am.

When will they next beep together?

A 10.14 am B 10.16 am C 10.20 am D 10.28 am E 10.42 am


[Link] NUFYPET Math v9.1

30. The lowest common multiple of three different numbers is 2520.

Which of the following cannot be their highest common factor?

A 35 B 40 C 49 D 56 E 72
[Link] NUFYPET Math v9.1

Answer key:

№ Correct Answer Your answer


1 A
2 D
3 D
4 A
5 A
6 B
7 B
8 D
9 E
10 A
11 C
12 A
13 B
14 E
15 D
16 C
17 B
18 D
19 E
20 C
21 A
22 B
23 A
24 D
25 B
26 B
27 D
28 A
29 A
30 C
Total: _____

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To find x and the total number of pills containing vitamin A, start by accounting for all pills using the inclusion-exclusion principle. Total pills: 60. Let x be the number having two vitamins. Equation: 12 + 7 + 11 + 6 + 3x = 60, solving: 36 + 3x = 60, gives x = 8. Pills with vitamin A: 12 (A only) + 6 (A, B, C) + 8 (A and B) + 8 (A and C) = 34 .

Green proportion: (90/360) of 180 = 45 cars. Yellow and black are equal, their sum with blue equals green, so: yellow = black = 25, blue = 20 cars, verified by pie chart logic .

Recognizing these restrictions allows test-takers to focus on conceptual understanding rather than rote calculation, encouraging approximation skills and strategic guessing in unclear questions to maximize scoring, knowing there's no penalty for wrong answers .

Let x be students below 60. Then, 20-x score above 60. Using averages: 50x + 75(20-x) = 20*70. Solve for x: 50x + 1500 - 75x = 1400, gives x = 4 students below 60 .

Solve for x: Multiply both sides by (2x+1), y(2x+1) = 4x - 3. Expand: 2xy + y = 4x - 3. Rearrange terms: 2xy - 4x = -y - 3. Factor x: x(2y - 4) = -y - 3. Isolate x: x = (-y - 3)/(2y - 4).

Probability of red from Box 1 (2 red of 5 total) = 2/5. Probability of white from Box 2 (3 white of 8 total) = 3/8. Joint probability: (2/5)*(3/8) = 6/40 = 3/20 .

Using Pythagorean theorem on tangent-segment length relations: Tangent length BF = radius √(radius^2 + 16^2), expressed with chord relations: FD=18 and DE=14 don't directly solve r, but must use tangent point angle properties for geometric deduction, known figure-specific calculation needed .

LCM of 40 and 42: Prime factorization, 40=2^3*5, 42=2*3*7. LCM=2^3 * 3 * 5 * 7 = 840 seconds, or 14 minutes. Beep together next at 10:14 AM .

First evaluate individual operations: 8♦2 = √(8*2) = √16 = 4, and 4♦9 = √(4*9) = √36 = 6. Then, calculate (4)♦(6) = √(4*6) = √24 = 2√6 .

DE || BC implies corresponding angles are equal. Angle ACB is 180° - (50° + 60°) = 70°. Thus, by angle sum in triangle: Angle BCD = 70° - 30° = 40° .

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