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Question 1
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Find the least value of x which satisfies the equation 4x = 7(mod 9)

A7
B6
C5
D4
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Question 2
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In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle. If < NLM = 74\(^o\), < LMN = 39\(^o\) and < LOM = x, find the value of x. 

A134\(^o\)
B126\(^o\)
C113\(^o\)
D106\(^o\)
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Question 3
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If (x + 2) is a factor of x\(^2\) +px - 10, find the value of P. 

A3
B-3
C7
D-7
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Question 4
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The graph of the equations y = 2x + 5 and y = 2x\(^2\) + x - 1 are shown. Use the information above to answer this question. 

If x = -2.5, what is the value of u on the curve?

Ay = 8.0
By = 8.5
Cy = 9.0
Dy = 9.5
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Question 5
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The graph of the equations y = 2x + 5 and y = 2x\(^2\) + x - 1 are shown. Use the information above to answer this question.

Find the point of intersection of the two graphs.

A(2.0, 9.0) and (-1.5, 2.0)
B(2.0, 8.5) and (-1.5, 2.0)
C(2.0, 8.0) and (-1.5, 2.5)
D(2.0, 7.5) and (-1.5, 2.5)
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Question 6
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The interquartile range of distribution is 7. If the 25th percentile is 16, find the upper quartile.

A35
B30
C23
D9
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Question 7
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A woman received a discount of 20% on a piece of cloth she purchased from a shop. If she paid $525.00, what was the original price?

A$675.25
B$660.25
C$656.25
D$616.25
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Question 8
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Which of the following is not a sufficient condition for two triangles to be congruent?

AAAS
BSSS
CSAS
DSSA
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Question 9
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In the diagram, O is the center of the circle. \(\overline{PQ}\) and \(\overline{RS}\)  are tangents to the circle. Find the value of (M + N).

A120\(^o\)
B90\(^o\)
C75\(^o\)
D60\(^o\)
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Question 10
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x 6.20 6.85 7.50
y 3.90 5.20 6.50

The points on a linear graph are as shown in the table. Find the gradient (slope) of the line. 

A2\(\frac{1}{2}\)
B2
C1
D\(\frac{1}{2}\)
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Question 11
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In the diagram, PQ is a straight line. If m = \(\frac{1}{2}\) (x + y + z), find value of m.

A45\(^o\)
B60\(^o\)
C90\(^o\)
D100\(^o\)
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Question 12
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A box contains 12 identical balls of which 5 are red, 4 blue, and the rest are green. If two balls are selected at random one after the other with replacement, what is the probability that both are red? 

A\(\frac{25}{144}\)
B\(\frac{5}{33}\)
C\(\frac{5}{6}\)
D\(\frac{103}{132}\)
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Question 13
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A box contains 12 identical balls of which 5 are red, 4 blue, and the rest are green.  If a ball is selected at random from the box, what is the probability that it is green? 

A\(\frac{3}{4}\)
B\(\frac{1}{2}\)
C\(\frac{1}{3}\)
D\(\frac{1}{4}\)
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Question 14
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The diameter of a sphere is 12 cm. Calculate, correct of the nearest cm\(^3\), the volume of the sphere, [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]

A903 cm\(^3\)
B904 cm\(^3\)
C905 cm\(^3\)
D906 cm\(^3\)
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Question 15
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Find the sum of the interior angle of a pentagon.

A340\(^o\)
B350\(^o\)
C540\(^o\)
D550\(^o\)
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Question 16
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The mean of the numbers 15, 21, 17, 26, 18, and 29 is 21. Calculate the standard deviation 

A9
B6
C5
D0
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Question 17
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The pie chart shows the population of men, women, and children in a city. If the population of the city is 1,800,000, how many men are in the city?

A845,000
B600,000
C355,000
D250,000
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Question 18
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In the diagram, PQR is a circle with center O. If ∠OPQ = 48°, find the value of M.

 

A96\(^o\)
B90\(^o\)
C68\(^o\)
D42\(^o\)
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Question 19
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In the diagram, \(\overline{PU}\)/\(\overline{SR}\),  \(\overline{PS}\)/\(\overline{TR}\),  \(\overline{QS}\)/\(\overline{UR}\),  \(\overline{UR}\) = 15cm, \(\overline{SR}\) = 8 cm, \(\overline{PS}\) = 10 cm and area of △SUR = 24 cm\(^2\). Calculate the area of PTRS.

A40 cm\(^2\)
B48 cm\(^2\)
C80 cm\(^2\)
D120 cm\(^2\)
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Question 20
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The length of an arc of a circle of radius 3.5 cm is  1\(\frac{19}{36}\) cm. Calculate, correct to the nearest degree , the angle substended by the centre of the circle. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)] 

A55\(^o\)
B36\(^o\)
C25\(^o\)
D22\(^o\)
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