ST.

THERESA MINOR SEMINARY, OKE-ARE, IBADAN

3RD TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION

CLASS: SSS1 SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS TIME: 2HRS

PART A

SECTION I

Instruction: Answer all Questions

1. If the sum of interior angle of a regular polygon is twice the sum of exterior angles.How many sides
has the polygon.
x−2
2 x+1 81
2. (a) If 9 = x find x.
3

(b) Without using Mathematical tables or calculator evaluate

standard form.
√ 0.81×10−5
2.25 ×10
7
leaving your answer in

SECTION II

Instruction: Answer any three(3) Questions

3. (a) A polygon has four of its interior angles to be 1100 each and the rest are 1600 each. How many
sides has the polygon. Write down the name of this polygon.

5 0 cos x−2 sin x

(b) Given that sin x= , 0 < x < 900, find .
13 2 tan x

4. (a) A cylinderical pipe is 28 metres long. Its internal diameter is 7cm and eternal radius is 10 cm,
pcalculate: (i) the volume in cm3, of the metal used in making the pipe; (ii) the volume of water in litres
that the pipe can hold when full correct to 1 decimal place. [Take π = 22/7].

) (b) T In the digram, a ladder TF, 10 m long is placed against a wall at an

angle of 700 to the horizontal. How high up the wall, correct to the
10 m nearest metre does the ladder reach.

Q 700 F

5. (a) A sector of a circle of radius 7 cm subtending an angle of 2700 at the centre of the circle, is used to
form a cone. (i) Find the base radius of the cone (ii) Find the height of the cone (iii) Calculate the
curved surface area of the cone correct to 1 decimal place.

(b) Given that 3y – 2x = 21; 4y + 5x = 5, find the value of 3x + 12

6. A piece of wire in the form of an arc of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends an angle of 300 at the centre
of the circle. The wire is bent to form a complete circle. What is the radius of the circle formed

PART B

Instruction: Answer all QUESTIONS

1 −1 −1 1
1. Find the value of x in the equation 3x2-8x-3=0. (a) , -3 (b) , -3 (c) , 3 (d) , 3
3 3 3 3

2. Given that 4P45 = 11910, find the value of P. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

3. Calculate the value of y in the diagram below. (a) 17 (b) 34 (c) 44 (d) 45

5y

1360 3y
4. Evaluate (111two)2 – (101two)2 (a) 10two (b) 100two (c) 1100two (d) 11000two

5. Three men, Bedu, Bakre and Kofi shared ₦500 in the ratio 3:2:x respectively. If Bedu’s share is
₦150, find the value of x. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

6. Given that p varies as the square of q and q varies inversely as the square root of r. How does p vary
with r? (a) p varies as the square of r. (b) p varies as the square root of r. (c) p varies inversely as the
square of r. (d) p varies inversely as r.

√ 3t 3 QT 2
P −3 t
2
P +3 t
7. If P= QR (1+ ) make R the subject of the formula.(a) R= 2 (b) R= (c) R= (d)
R P −Q Q+1 Q−1
2
P −3 Qt
R=
Q

8. If Q={All perfect square less than 30} and P={All odd numbers from 1 to 10}. Find Q∩P. (a)
{1,4,9,16,25} (b) {1,9} (c) {Ø} (d) {1,3,5,7,9}

9. A cone is made from a sector of a circle of radius 14cm and angle of 900. What is the area of the
22
curved surface of the cone? (take π= ) (a) 77cm2 (b) 154cm2 (c) 38.5cm2 (d) 308cm2
7

10. Sinϴ =
1 √3
and Cosϴ = - , what is the value of ϴ? (a) 300 (b) 600 (c) 1200 (d) 1500
2 2

−1
11. Construct a quadratic equation whose roots are ∧2. (a) 3x2+3x-2 (b) 2x2+3x+2 (c) 2x2-3x-2 (d)
2
3x2-3x+2
−1 3 1
12. Simplify (4 2
x 16 ) / 4 2 (a) 16 (b) 4 (c) 0 (d) 2
4
13. Find the value of x from the Venn diagram given that n(U)=50 (a) 13 (b) 27 (c) 14 (d) 10

20 – x x 44 – x

A B

729
14. P varies inversely as the square of W. When W= 4, P = 9, Find the value of P when W= 9. (a) (b) 6
16
16 4
(c) (d)
9 3

15. A chord is 5cm from the centre of a circle of diameter 26cm, find the length of the chord. (a) 16cm
(b) 12cm (c) 24cm (d) 25.51cm

0.42÷ 2.5
16. Evaluate leaving the answer in standard form. (a) 1.639X102 (b) 1.639X101 (c)1.639X10-
0.5 ×2.05
1
(d) 1.639X10-2

17. Which of the following is a correct method for constructing an angle of 600 at Q?

Q Q Q
(a) II ONLY (b) I ONLY (c) I and II ONLY (d) III ONLY

18. Evaluate (101.5)2 – (100.5)2 . (a) 2020 (b) 20.02 (c) 2.02 (d) 202

19. Calculate the unit length of the altitude of an isosceles triangle whose base is 24cm long and whose
sides are 13cm long. (a) 1cm (b) 5cm (c) 2cm (d) 6cm

20. A car’s petrol tank is 0.8m long, 25cm wide and 20 cm deep. How many litres of petrol can it hold?
(a) 400ltrs (b) 40ltrs (c) 4ltrs (d) 0.4ltrs

21. X is partly constant and partly varies as y. When y=2, x=30 and when y=6, x=50. Find the
2y k
relationship between x and y. (a) x=20 + 5y (b) x=2 + 3y (c) x=5 + (d) x=
3 y

22 The sum of the interior angles of an n-sided polygon is 9000. Find the value of n.(a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3(d) 7

23. How many sides has a polygon if the sum of its interior angles is 14400? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 9
 3
24. Which of the following is not a rational number? (a) -5 (b) √ 4 (c) 3 (d) √ 90
4

25. The height of a right circular cone is 4cm. The radius of its base is 3cm. Find its curved surface area.
(a) 9 π cm2 (b) 15 π cm2 (c) 16 π cm2 (d) 20 π cm2

26. A and B are two sets. If n(AUB)= 49, n(A)=22 and n(B)=34. How many elements are in A∩B? (a)
105 (b) 27 (c) 15 (d) 7

27. A cuboid of base 12.5cm by 20cm holds exactly 1liter of water. What is the height of the cuboid?
(1ltr=1000cm3) (a) 3cm (b) 5cm (c) 8cm (d) 4cm

28. If 3 children share ₦10.50 among themselves in ratio 6:7:8, how much is the largest share? (a) ₦3.50
(b) ₦4.00 (c) ₦3.00 (d) ₦5.00

−1 −1
0 1 1
29. Simplify 125 3
× 49 2 × 10 (a)35 (b) 35 (c) 35 (d) 350
0

30. Given that Sinϴ = 8/17, Calculate the value of Cosϴ (a) 15/17(b) 14/17 (c) 13/17(d) 12/17

31. If the bearing of A from B is 0820, find the bearing of B from A. (a) 0420 (b) 1820 (c) 920 (d) 1020

32. Express 2406.26 in standard form (a) 24.0626X103 (b) 2.40626X10-3 (c) 2.40626X103 (d)
2.40626X10-5

33. If 82-x=165-x. Find the value of X. (a) 4 (b) -4 (c) 10 (d) -10

34. X is a point due east of point Y on a coast. Another Z is on the coast but 6km due south of Y. If the
distance /ZX/ is 12km, calculate the bearing of Z from X. (a) 2400 (b) 1200 (c) 3000 (d) 2700

35. Calculate the perimeter of the shaded segment of the circle of radius 21cm in the diagram below

(a) 43cm (b) 64cm (c) 53cm (d) 34cm

O
21cm 600 21cm

36. Evaluate 2023 X 1123 (a) 10100113 (b) 102023 (c) 10011003 (d) 1011013
2 −1
8 3 × 27 3
1 27 1
37. Simplify (a) -3 (b) (c) (d)
1
3
9 8 3
64

The table shows the shoe sizes of 20 children. Use the table to answer questions 38 and 39

Shoe size 36 37 38 39 40

Number of Children 1 3 8 5 3

38. Which size is the mode? (a) 40 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 39

39. Which is the median shoe size? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 39 (d) 38

40. The Venn diagram shows the number of students who studied Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
in a certain school. How many students took at least two of the three subjects?

15 455 25
Physics Chemistry
75 (a) 165 (b) 155 (c) 160 (d) 65 (e) 156
30 10

20
Mathematics
 ST. THERESA MINOR SEMINARY, OKE-ARE, IBADAN

3RD TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION

CLASS: SSS 11 SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS TIME: 2HRS

PART A

SECTION I

Instruction: Answer all Questions

1. (a) If (3 – x), 6, (7 – 5x) are consecutive terms of a geometric progression (G.P), with constant ratio
r>0. Find the (i) values of x (ii) constant ratio

2m 2m
(b) Given that x= 2 and
y= express 2x – y in terms of m in the simplest form.
1−m 1+m

2. (a) Illustrate the following on graph, paper and shadethe region which satisfies all the three
inequalities at the same time: -x + 5y ≤ 10, 3x – 4y ≤ 8 and x > - 1

(b) Without using tables or calculator, find the value of x given that 6 log ( x +4 )=log 64

SECTION II

Instruction: Answer any three(3) Questions

3. (a) The number of child births recorded in 50 maternity centres of a local government in August 1993 are
as follows:

50 99 81 86 69 85 93 63 92 65 77 74 76 71 90 74 81 94 67 75 95 81 68 105 99

68 75 75 76 73 79 74 80 69 74 62 74 80 79 68 79 75 75 71 83 75 80 85 81 82

(i) Construct a frequency table, using class intervals 45 – 54, 55 – 64, …

(ii) Draw the histogram for the distribution.

(iii) Use your histogram to estimate the mode

(iv) Calculate the mean number of births

4. (a) The table shows the distributionof outcomes when a die
Scores 1 2 3 4 5 6
isthrown 50 times. Calculate (i) Mean deviation of the
Frequency 2 5 13 11 9 10 distribution. (ii) probability that a score selected at
random is at least 4

(b) A cyclist starts from a point X and rides 3km due West to a point Y. At Y, he changes direction and
rides 5km North-West to a point Z. (i) How far is he from the starting point, correct to the nearest km? (ii)
Find the bearing of Z from X, to the nearest degree.

5. (a)

N
N C
A 500

N
400tf

In the diagram, /AB/ = 8km, /BC/ = 13km, the bearing of A from B is 3100 and the bearing of B from C is
2300. Calculate correct to 3 significant figures, (i) distance AC; (ii) the bearing of C from A; (iii) How far east
of B, C is.

(b)
Marks 1 2 3 4 5

Number of Students m + 2 m - 1 2m- 3 m + 5 3m - 4

The table shows the distribution of marks scored by some students in a test. If the mean mark is 3 6/23, find
the value of m.

(6) (a)The weight (in kg) of 50 contestant at a competition is as follows;

65 66 67 66 64 66 65 63 65 68 64 62 66 64 67 65 64 66 65 67 65 67 66 64 65

64 66 65 64 65 66 65 64 65 63 63 67 65 63 64 66 64 68 65 63 65 64 67 66 64. (i) Construct a

frequency table for the discrete data. (ii) Calculate to 2 decimal places, the mean and the standard deviation of
the data.

(b) Two fair dice are thrown. M is the event described by “the sum of the scores is 10” and N is the event
described by “the difference between the scores is 3”. (i) Write out the elements of M and N. (ii) Find the
probability of M or N (iii) Are M and N mutually exclusive? Give reason.
 PART B

Instruction: Answer all QUESTIONS

1. The nth term of a sequence is represented by 3X2(2-n) write down the first three terms of the sequence
3 3 3 1 2 8
(a) , 3 , 6 (b) 6,3, (c) , 3, (d) , 3,
2 2 2 3 3 3

mr mr m+ r mr
2. If h(m+n) = m(h+r), find h in terms of m, n and r. (a) h= (b) h= (c) h= (d)
2m+n n+m n n

8 x−3 y
3. Given that X:Y= 9:4, evaluate 3 y (a) 7.5 (b) 8 (c) 3.5 (d) 10
x−
4

4. Find the mean deviation of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. (a) 1.5 (b) 2 (c) 1.2 (d) 8

2 x +2 y
5. A car travels at Xkm/hr for 1hr and at Ykm/hr for 2hrs. Find its average speed. (a) km/h r (b)
3
2x+ y x+2 y x+ y
km/h r (c) km/h r (d) km/h r
3 3 3

6. The cumulative frequency curve can be used to calculate the (a) mean (b) median (c) variance (d)
mode

7. A piece of cloth was measured as 6.10m. If the actual length of the cloth is 6.35m, find the percentage
error correct to 2 decimal places. (a) 3.94% (b) 3.05% (c) 4% (d) 25.00%

2
8. Simplify log 10 6−3 log 10 3+ log 10 27 (a) 3 log 10 2 (b) log 10 2 (c) log 10 3 (d) 2log 10 3
3

9. A box contains 5 red, 6 green and 7 yellow pencils of the same size. What is the probability of picking
1 1 1 1
a green pencil at random? (a) (b) (c) (d)
6 4 3 2
−1 5 2 −2 −5
10. Evaluate (0.064 ) 3 (a) (b) (c) (d)
2 5 5 2

−5 −3 3 5
11. If (0.25) y =32, find the value of y. (a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 2

b
12. If 2a= √ 64 and =3, evaluate a2+b2. (a) 250 (b) 160 (c) 90 (d) 48
a
 1 7 1 1 1 1
13. What fraction must be subtracted from the sum of 2 and 2 to give 3 (a) (b) (c) 1
6 12 4 3 2 6
1
(d) 1
2

14. In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle, <MON=800, <LMN=100 and <LNO=150. Calculate the
value of x.

100

O
150
x
0 0 0
(a) 40 (b) 55 (c) 75 (d) 50 0 L

A tree is 8km due South of a building. Kofi is standing 8km West of the tree. Use this information to
answer questions 15 and 16.

15. How far is Kofi from the building? (a) 8√ 2km (b) 4√ 2km (c) 16km (d) 8km

16. Find the bearing of Kofi from the building. (a) 3150 (b) 2700 (c) 1350 (d) 2250

1
17. A baker used 40% of a 50kg bag of flour. If of the amount used was for cake, how many
8
1 1 5 1
kilograms of flour was used for cake? (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 15 (d) 17
2 4 8 2

18. H varies directly as p and inversely as the square of y, if H=1, P=8 and Y=2, find in terms of P and
P 2P P p
Y. (a) H ¿ 2 (b) H
¿ 2 (c) H ¿ 2 (d) H ¿ 2
4Y Y 2Y Y

19. Factorise completely (2x+2y)(x-y) + (2x-2y)(x+y) (a) 4(x-y)(x+y) (b) 4(x-y) (c) 2(x-y)(x+y) (d)
2(x-y)

20. If log x 2=0.3, evaluate log x 8 . (a) 2.4 (b) 1.2 (c) 0.9 (d) 0.6

21. A sector of a circle of radius 14cm containing an angle 600 is folded to form a cone. Calculate the
1 1 1 2
radius of the base of the cone. (a) 2 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 5 cm (d) 4 cm
3 2 2 3

22. There are 8 boys and 4 girls in a lift. What is the probability that the first person steps out the lift will
3 1 2 1
be a boy? (a) (b) (c) (d)
4 3 3 4

3
23. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point (1, -5) and having gradient of . (a)
4
3x+4y-23=0 (b) 3x+4y+23=0 (c) 3x-4y+23=0 (d) 3x-4y-23=0.

Use this information to answer question 24 and 25

The following are series obtained by some students in a test.

8 18 10 14 18 11 13

14 13 17 15 8 16 13

24. Find the median score. (a) 14.5 (b) 14.0 (c) 13.5 (d) 13.0

25. How many students scored above the mean score? (a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 7

26. From the top of a vertical cliff 20m high, a boat at sea can be sighted 75m away and on the same
horizontal position as the fort of the cliff. Calculate to nearest degree, the angle of depression of the boat
from the top of the cliff. (a) 560 (b) 750 (c) 160 (d) 150

27. Find the angle which an arc of length 22cm subtends at the center of a circle radius 15cm. [Take π =
22 Y
] (a) 700 (b) 840 (c) 960 (d) 1560
7
32cm

Z 520 X

28. In ∆XYZ, /YZ/=32cm, <YXZ=520 and <XYZ=900. Find correct to the nearest centimeter, /XZ/ (a)
31cm (b) 25cm (c) 20cm (d) 13cm

29. The table gives the distribution of the marks of a number of students in a test.

Mark 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 5 3 6 4 2 5
Find the mode of the distribution. (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 5

30. If 23x=1111two, find the value of x (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7

2
x −5 x−14 x−7 x+ 7 x−2 x+ 2
31. Simplify (a) (b) (c) (d)
2
x −9 x+14 x+ 7 x−7 x+4 x−2

32. Which of the following is not a measure central tendency? (a) mean (b) median (c) range (d)
mode
2 2
3 m −2n 4 5 3 3
33. If m:n=2:1, evaluate (a) (b) (c) (d)
2
m +mn 3 3 4 5

6
The Venn diagram shows the choice of food of a
Rice 5 8 Plantain number of visitors to a canteen. Use the information
x
4 2 to answer questions 35 and 36.

7 Yam

34. If there were 35 visitors in all, find the value of x (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2

35. How many people took at least two kinds of food? (a) 10 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 15
 36. The area of a square field is 110.25m2. Find the cost of fencing it round at ₦75:00 per metre. (a)
₦3,150:00 (b) ₦8,268:75 (c) ₦1,575:00 (d) ₦4,734:30
P

S Q In the diagram, RT is a tangent to the circle at R, <PQR=700,

<QRT=520, <QSR=y and <PRQ=x. Use the diagram to answer question
R T 37 and 38.
NOT DRAWN TO SCALE

37. Find the value of y. (a) 700 (b) 600 (c) 520 (d) 180

38. Calculate the value of x. (a) 700 (b) 580 (c) 550 (d) 480

39. A rectangular board has length 15cm and width xcm. If its sides are doubled, find its new area (a)
60xcm2 (b) 45xcm2 (c) 30xcm2 (d) 15xcm2

40. For what value of x is undefined? (a) 2 (b) – 1 (c) 1 (d) – 2

4−2 x
x +1