Bgcse Mathematics Pp2

END OF TERM 1 2024
MATHEMATICS
Paper 2
Names: _______________________________________
MARKS: /75 TIME: 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS
 Write your full name in the spaces provided using a blue or black pen
 Attempt all questions in this paper
 The use of calculators is allowed for this paper
 Use a soft pencil for diagrams, graphs and rough working
 Do not use correctional fluid
 Show all necessary workings and in pen or marks will be lost
INFORMATION
 The total mark for this is 75
 This paper has 12 printed pages

1. A company employed 300 workers when it started and now employs 852 workers.
(a) Calculate the percentage increase in the number of workers.
............................................. % [2]
(b) Of the 852 workers, the ratio part-time workers: full-time workers = 5:7.
Calculate the number of full-time workers.
................................................. [2]
(c) The company makes 40600 headphones in one year.
Write this number
(i) in words,
............................................................................................................. [1]
(ii) in standard form.
................................................. [1]
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(d) In one month, the company sells 3000 headphones. Of these, 48% are exported, are sold to
8
shops and the rest are sold online.
Calculate the number of headphones that are sold online.
................................................. [3]
2. Two rectangular picture frames are mathematically similar.
(a) The areas of the frames are 350 cm2 and 1134 cm2.
The width of the smaller frame is 17.5cm.
Calculate the width of the larger frame.
............................................ cm [3]
(b) A picture in the smaller frame has length 15cm and width 10.5cm, both correct to the
nearest 5mm.
Calculate the upper bound for the area of this picture.
......................................... cm2 [2]

(c) Parthi advertises a large frame for a price of $57 or 48.20 euros.
The exchange rate is $1= 0.88 euros.
Calculate the difference between these prices, in dollars and cents, correct to the nearest
cent
$ ................................................ [3]
3. (a) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 30 and 75
................................................. [2]
(b) Share $608 in the ratio 4 : 5 : 7.
$ ................................................
$ ................................................
$ ................................................ [3]
(c) Write 0.27 as a fraction.
................................................. [1]
(d) A stone has volume 45 cm3 and mass 126 g.
Find the density of the stone, giving the units of your answer.
[Density = mass ÷ volume]
............................ .................. [2]

4. (a) At a football match, there are 29800 people, correct to the nearest 100.
(i) At the end of the football match, the people leave at a rate of 400 people per minute, correct
to the nearest 50 people.
Calculate the lower bound for the number of minutes it takes for all the people to leave.
.......................................... min [3]
(ii) At a cricket match there are 27500 people, correct to the nearest 100.
Calculate the upper bound for the difference between the number of people at the football match
and at the cricket match.
................................................. [2]
5. (a) Malena has 450 fruit trees.
The fruit trees are in the ratio apple : pear : plum = 8 : 7 : 3.
(i) Show that Malena has 200 apple trees.
……………………………………[2]
(ii) Find the number of plum trees.
................................................. [1]
(b) Malena’s land is valued at three million and seventy-five thousand dollars.
(i) Write this number in figures.
................................................. [1]
(ii) Write your answer to part (b)(i) in standard form.
................................................. [1]
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7. Karel travelled from London to Johannesburg and then from Johannesburg to Windhoek.
(a) The flight from London to Johannesburg took 11 hours 10 minutes.
The average speed was 813km/h.
Calculate the distance travelled from London to Johannesburg.
Give your answer correct to the nearest 10km.
........................................... km [3]
(b) The total time for Karel’s journey from London to Windhoek was 15 hours 42
minutes.
The total distance travelled from London to Windhoek was 10260km.
(i) Calculate the average speed for this journey.
........................................ km/h [2]
(ii) The cost of Karel’s journey from London to Windhoek was $470.
( a) Calculate the distance travelled per dollar.
........................... km per dollar [1]
(b) Calculate the cost per 100km of this journey.

Give your answer correct to the nearest cent.
$ .............................. per 100km [2]

(c) Karel changed $300 into 3891 Namibian dollars.
Complete the statement.
$1 = ............................ Namibian dollars [1]
8. (a) Beth invests $2000 at a rate of 2% per year compound interest.

(i) Calculate the value of this investment at the end of 5 years.
$ ................................................ [2]
(ii) Calculate the overall percentage increase in the value of Beth’s investment at the end
of 5 years.
............................................. % [2]
(iii) Calculate the minimum number of complete years it takes for the value of Beth’s
investment to increase from $2000 to more than $2500.
................................................. [3]
9(a) Work out.
Give your answer in standard form.

................................................. [2]
(b) A 2.5-litre tin of paint costs $13.50.

In a sale, the cost is reduced by 14%.
(i) Work out the sale price of this tin of paint.
$ ................................................. [2]
(ii) Work out the cost of buying 42.5 litres of paint at this sale price.
$ ................................................. [2]
(c) Henri buys some paint in the ratio red paint: white paint : green paint= 2 : 8 : 5.
(i) Find the percentage of this paint that is white.
............................................. % [1]
10.
The diagram shows a solid pyramid with a rectangular base ABCD.

E is vertically above D.
Angle EDC = angle EDA = 90°.
AB = 18cm, BC = 15cm and EC = 24 cm.
(i) The pyramid is made of wood and has a mass of 800g.

Calculate the density of the wood.
Give the units of your answer.
............................................... [5]

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END OF TERM 1 2024

 Attempt all questions in this paper

 The use of calculators is allowed for this paper

 Use a soft pencil for diagrams, graphs and rough working

 Do not use correctional fluid

 Show all necessary workings and in pen or marks will be lost

 This paper has 12 printed pages

(a) Calculate the percentage increase in the number of workers.

(ii) in standard form.

......................................... cm2 [2]

(c) Write 0.27 as a fraction.

............................ .................. [2]

(ii) Find the number of plum trees.

........................................ km/h [2]

(b) Calculate the cost per 100km of this journey.

$ .............................. per 100km [2]

$1 = ............................ Namibian dollars [1]

8. (a) Beth invests $2000 at a rate of 2% per year compound interest.

9(a) Work out.

Give your answer in standard form.

(b) A 2.5-litre tin of paint costs $13.50.

(i) Work out the sale price of this tin of paint.

The diagram shows a solid pyramid with a rectangular base ABCD.

(i) The pyramid is made of wood and has a mass of 800g.

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