CSEC January 2023 Math Paper 1

1) What is the value of the digit 2 in the number 48.621?

2
A.
100

2
B.
10

C. 2

D. 200

2) What percentage of 50 is 10?

A. 5%
B. 20%
C. 32%
D. 150%

3) In standard notation, 0.020806 is written as

A. 2.0806 ×10 2

B. 20.806 ×10 1

C. 2.0806 ×10−2

D. 0.20806 ×10 3

4) In a school, the ratio of the number of pupils to the number of teachers is 20:1. If the number
of pupils is 840, how many teachers are there?
A. 40
B. 42
C. 820
D. 840

5) A bag of apples can be shared equally among either 6, 10 or 15 children. The MINIMUM
number of apples that is likely to be in the bag is
A. 30
B. 31
C. 60
D. 90

6) If 4.3 × 0.37 = 1.591, then 43 × 0.37 is

A. 1.591
 B. 15.91
C. 159.1
D. 1591.0

7) Which of the following sets is defined by {x  Z : -2 ≤ x ≤ 4} ?

A. {1 , 2 , 3 , 4}
B. {0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4}
C. {-1 , 0 , 1 , 2 , 3}
D. {-2 , -1 , 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4}

8) The following Venn diagram shows 2 intersecting sets, P and Q. In the Venn diagram,
n(P)=5, n(Q)=9 and n(PQ)=10

The number of elements in the shaded region of the Venn diagram is?
A. 1
B. 4
C. 5
D. 9

9) Which of the following pairs of sets is an example of disjoint sets?

A. E = {even numbers} and F = {odd numbers}
B. P = {multiples of 2} and Q = {multiples of 3}
C. X = {whole numbers} and Y = {rational numbers}
D. G = {multiples of five} and H = {multiples of ten}

10) All students in a class play Scrabble or Checkers or both. If 36% of the students play Scrabble
and only 16% of the students play both Scrabble and Checkers, what percentage of students
play Checkers but NOT Scrabble?
A. 12
B. 48
C. 52
D. 64
11) The following Venn diagram shows 2 intersecting sets. The number of students in each set is
indicated.

In the Venn diagram

U = {students who play games}
H = {students who play hockey|
V = {students who play volleyball}

How many students play EITHER hockey OR volleyball but not both?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 9
D. 11

12) The set of two-digit positive integers that are divisible by 7 is an example of ?
A. An improper set
B. An infinite set
C. An empty set
D. A finite set

13) For every $100 sales or part thereof, a salesman is paid $10.00 as commission. If his sales for
a particular month were $1020.00, how much commission was he paid?
A. $10.20
B. $20.20
C. $102.00
D. $110.00
14) The simple interest on $600 for t years at 5% per annum is $120. The value of t is
600 × 5
A. $
100 × 120

100 × 120
B. $
600 × 5

100 × 5× 120
C. $
600

600 × 120× 5
D. $
100

15) At a bank, EC$2.60 is equivalent to US$1.00. For every US$1.00 exchanged, EC$0.10 is
deducted as an exchange tax. How many EC dollars will Leon receive if he exchanges
US$1000.00 ?
A. $900.90
B. $2360.34
C. $2500.00
D. $2600.00

16) A calculator which is marked at $120 is sold for cash at a 30% discount. How much change
would Susan receive if she pays for the calculator with a $100 bill?
A. $16
B. $20
C. $28
D. $36

17) A man pays 60 cents for every 200 m³ of gas used, plus a fixed charge.
If he pays $178.75 when he uses 55000 m³ of gas,
how much is the fixed charge?
A. $13.75
B. $14.35
C. $151.25
D. $165.00

18) A plot of land presently valued at $12000 appreciates in value at the rate of 2.5% per annum.
What will be the value of the plot of land one year later?
A. $10700
B. $11700
C. $11970
D. $12300
19) A loan of $8000 was paid back in 2 years in monthly payments of $400. The interest on the
loan, as a percentage, was
A. 5%

1
B. 8 %
3

2
C. 16 %
3

D. 20%

20) An article bought for $125 was sold for $175. The profit as a percentage of the cost price was
A. 28.6%
B. 40%
C. 50%
D. 71.4%

2p
21) The product of a number, and its reciprocal maybe written as
3

2p 3
A. ×
3 p

2p 3p
B. ×−
3 2

2p 3
C. ×
3 2p

2p 3
D. ×−
3 2p
22) The following is a diagram of a rectangle. The area of the rectangle, in cm², is x².
The equation that maybe used to find the value of x is
 A. x² = 2(x – 4)

B. x² = (x – 2)(x – 4)

C. x² = (x -4)(x + 2)

D. x² = 2(x – 4)(x – 2)

23) Althea normally saves $x each month, but in June, she saved $4 more than twice her usual
amount. In June she saved
A. $4x
B. $6x
C. $2(x + 4)
D. $(2x + 4)

x
24) If 3+ =1 , the value of x is
2

A. -11

B. -4

1
C.
4

1
D.
2

25) 5n +1 ×5 n+2 is the same as

A. 52 n

B. 52 n+ 3

C. 53 (2 n)

D. 2 ×52 n

26) If a * b = a² + b², then the value of (3 * 4) * 2 is

A. 25² + 2²

B. 12² + 2²
 C. (3 + 4 + 2)²

D. (3² + 4²) + 2²

27) If | A|=0 , then A is

A. An inverse matrix
B. A singular matrix
C. An identity matrix
D. A non-singular matrix

[ ]
1 2 5 4
28) If A = 6 1 3 7 , then the order of A is
−2 3 2 9

A. 2×3
B. 3×2
C. 3×4
D. 4×3

29) If the vectors p and q are [ 32] [−14]

and respectively,

then –p – 2q is

A. [−510]
B. [−65 ]
C. [−62 ]
D. [−10
−1
]
30) The following is a diagram of a triangle OLM, in which R is the midpoint of ⃗
OL .
⃗ ⃗
Further, ¿ = 3a – 2b and OM = 2a + 3b

⃗
LM expressed in terms of a and b is
A. 5b – a
B. 7b – 4a
C. 4a + 7b
D. 2(2a + 3b)

31) The following diagram shows a cylinder with diameter 6cm and height 20cm.

The volume of the cylinder, in cm³ , and in terms of π, is

A. 60
B. 120
C. 180
D. 720
32) The following diagram shows a circle, centered at O, and with a sector and the major and
minor arcs indicated.

If the area of the minor sector, EOF, is 103 cm² , then the area of the circle, in cm² , is
A. 206
B. 412
C. 515
D. 618

33) If it took a speedboat 9 hours to travel a distance of 1080 km,

What was its average speed, in kmh−1
A. 12
B. 102
C. 120
D. 1200

34) The lengths of the sides of a triangle are x, 2x and 2x centimetres. If the perimeter is 20
centimetres, what is the value of x?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 8
D. 10

35) Fifty guests had 2 glasses of champagne each. Each glass held 150 millilitres. How many
litres of champagne were used?
A. 0.15
B. 1.5
C. 15
D. 150
36) A square has the same perimeter as a rectangle
with length 15 centimetres and width 11 centimetres.
What is the area of the square, in cm²?
A. 26
B. 52
C. 165
D. 169

37) The circumference of a circle is 154 cm.

22
Given that π= , the radius of the circle, in centimetres, is
7
A. 7
B. 24.5
C. 49
D. 54

38) The distance around a lake is 8 km. On a map, this distance around the lake is represented by
a length of 2cm. The scale on the map is
A. 1 : 40
B. 1 : 2000
C. 1 : 200000
D. 1 : 400000

39) The following table shows the number of books that 58 students bought at a sale.

The mode of the number of books bought is

A. 5
B. 7
C. 9
D. 13

40) The following table shows the number of books that 58 students bought at a sale.

The median number of books the students bought at the sale is

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
 D. 13

41) The following pie chart shows the popular games played by a group of students.

If 180 students played football, how many students are in the group?
A. 300
B. 360
C. 720
D. 900

42) The following chart shows the amount of fish bought, in kg, by the first 60 customers at a
fish market.

How many customers bought at LEAST 6 kg of fish?

A. 18
B. 19
C. 30
D. 34
43) The following diagram shows the cumulative frequency curve of the heights of 20 plants.

The interquartile range of the set of measurements is

A. 2.2
B. 2.6
C. 5.0
D. 5.2

44) The following table shows the results of a survey of 100 persons from 2 major ethnic groups,
P and R. Respondents were interviewed about their attitude towards Mathematics.

A respondent from ethnic group P is selected at random.

What is the probability that he has a negative attitude towards Mathematics?

11
A.
100

6
B.
25

1
C.
4

2
D.
5

45) The point where a linear function crosses the horizontal axis is
A. The y-intercept
 B. The x-intercept
C. Always positive
D. Always negative

46) The following is a mapping diagram

The relationship that BEST describes the mapping in the diagram is

A. one-to-one
B. one-to-many
C. many-to-one
D. many-to-many

3 x −2
47) If h(x) = , then h(-6)=
5

A. -4

−16
B.
5

16
C.
5

D. 4

48) The following is a graph of a quadratic function

 The maximum point of y = 4x - x² is ?
A. (0 , 0)
B. (0 , 4)
C. (4 , 2)
D. (2 , 4)

49) The following is a graph of a quadratic function

The values of x at the points where y = 4x - x² intersect y = 0 are ?

A. x = 0 and x = 4
B. x = 0 and x = 2
C. x = 2 and x = 4
D. x = 0 and x = -4

50) Which of the following equations represents a straight line?

 A. xy = 4

B. y + 4 = x²

C. y + 3 = 2x

D. y = x² + 2x – 5

51) Which of the following sets is represented by the function

f:x → x² + 3
where x {0 , 1 , 2 , 3}?
A. {(0 , 3) , (1 , 1) , (2 , 4) , (3 , 9)}
B. {(0 , 3) , (1 , 4) , (2 , 5) , (3 , 6)}
C. {(0 , 3) , (1 , 5) , (2 , 7) , (3 , 9)}
D. {(0 , 3) , (1 , 4) , (2 , 7) , (3 , 12)}

52) A line L is parallel to the line 2x – 5y – 8 = 0

What is the gradient of the line L?
−5
A.
2

−2
B.
5

2
C.
5

D. 2

53) The following is a diagram of a circle

 If O is the centre of the circle, then y is

A. 25

B. 80

C. 90

D. 100

54) The following diagram shows the two parallel lines, PQ and RS.
Which of the following BEST describes the relation between x and y?

A. x = y

B. x < y
 C. x + y = 90

D. x + y = 180

55) The following diagram shows rectangle WXYZ and its image W’X’Y’Z’
and W’’X’’Y’’Z’’ after it undergoes a composite/double transformation.
What sequence of transformations will map rectangle WXYZ onto its image, rectangle
W’’X’’Y’’Z’’?
 A. A translation of 8 units to the left, followed by an enlargement, centered at the
1
origin with a scale factor of
2
B. A reflection in the y-axis, followed by an enlargement, centered at the origin
1
with scale factor of
2
C. A counterclockwise rotation of 90 about the origin, followed by an enlargement,
1
centered at the origin with scale factor of
2
1
D. An enlargement, centered at the origin with scale factor of , followed by a
2
counterclockwise rotation of 90 about the origin

56) In each of the following diagrams, A’ is the image of A.

Which of the diagrams shows a reflection in the x-axis?
57) In triangle ABC, angle A = x and angle B = 2x.
What is the size of angle C?

A. (180 – 3x)

B. 60

C. 30

D. [ ]
180
3x

58) The following diagram shows the angle of depression of a point, X, from Z.

The angle of depression of the point X from Z is 35. If X is 12 metres from Y,

then the height YZ, in metres, is ?
A. 12 cos 35
B. 12 cos 55
C. 12 sin 55
D. 12 tan 35

59) The following is a diagram of a right-angled triangle, ABC.

4
In the right-angled triangle above, which trigonometric ratio is equal to ?
8
A. sin x
B. tan y
C. cos x
D. tan x

60) Under the translation [−23], the image of (-5 , 3) is

A. (0 , -3)
B. (1 , -2)
C. (-7 , 6)
D. (3 , 6)