CSEC June 2022 Math Paper 1

1) (-3)² + (-2)² is equal to

A. -13
B. -10
C. 5
D. 13

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

2
A.
100

2
B.
10

C. 2

D. 200

1
3) What number when added to 1 gives 2?
3

1
A.
3

2
B.
3

C. 1

D. 3

4) The next term in the sequence

1, 6, 13, 22, 33, _______ is
A. 44
B. 45
C. 46
D. 52

4
5) If 30% of a number is 45, what is of the number?
5
A. 36
 B. 120
C. 150
D. 180

6) A certain amount of money is shared in the ratio 2:3:9. If the difference between the
first and second shares is $40, then the amount of money shared is
A. $280
B. $360
C. $400
D. $560

7) If P = {2, 3, 5, 7}
Q = {2, 3, 6} and
S = {2, 4, 5}
Then P  Q  S =

A. {2}
B. {2, 3}
C. {2, 3, 5}
D. {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}

8) The following is a Venn diagram

The shaded region represents

A. P’
B. (P  Q)’
C. P  Q’
D. Q  P’

9) The elements of the set {x: 6 ≤ x < 10}, where x is an integer} are
A. {7, 8, 9}
B. {6, 7, 8, 9}
C. {7, 8, 9, 10}
 D. {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

10) Let M = {p, q, r} and N = {p, q}

which of the following statements is true?
A. M  N
B. M  N = N
C. M  N = N
D. M  N = { }

11) The following information describes 3 sets

P = {Prime Numbers}
Q = {Odd numbers}
R = {Even numbers}
Which of the following sets is empty?
A. PR
B. PQ
C. PQ
D. QR

12) The following diagram shows the universal set (U), and two sets, T and C, that
represents the students in a class who play tennis (T) and chess (C).

How many students play EXACTLY one game?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
 D. 6

13) A dress which costs $180.00 is being sold at a discount of 10%. The amount of the
discount is
A. $1.80
B. 10.00
C. $18.00
D. $170.00

14) The cost of a refrigerator is $1850.00. If a sales tax of 5% is paid on the cost price of
the refrigerator, a buyer who purchases the refrigerator by cash will pay
A. $1350.00
B. $1757.50
C. $1845.00
D. $1942.50

15) A salesman sells a car for $11000. If he is paid a commission of 4.5% for the first
$10000 and 7.5% on the remainder, then the commission he receives is
A. $495
B. $525
C. $825
D. $1320

16) The value of a plot of land is $18000.00. Land tax is charged at the rate of $0.70 per
$100.00 value. What is the TOTAL amount of tax paid for the land?
A. $110.00
B. $126.00
C. $180.70
D. $257.15

17) A man’s basic wage for a 40-hour week is $160.00. He is paid overtime at the rate of
1 1
1 times the hourly rate. If he works 6 hours overtime in a certain week, his wage
4 2
for that week is
A. $165.00
B. $166.50
C. $171.50
D. $192.50
18) At the end of any year a car is worth 5% less than what it was worth at the beginning
of the year. If a car was worth $9500 in December 2016, then its value in January
2016 was
A. $9025
B. $9995
C. $10000
D. $10025

19) A loan of $8000 was repaid in 24 equal monthly instalments of $400. The rate of
interest on the loan was
A. 5%

1
B. 8 %
3

1
C. 16 %
3

D. 20%

20) At a sale, each book was marked $3.00 off the original price. Daniel paid $46.00 for 2
books that had the same sale price. What was the ORIGINAL cost of ONE of his
books?
A. $20.00
B. $21.50
C. $24.50
D. $26.00

21) 3x² × 2x² =

A. 6x³

B. 5x³

C. 6x⁴

D. 72x⁵
22) If 5(2x – 1) = 35, then x =
A. -4

1
B.
4

C. 3

D. 4

23) When twice a certain number is subtracted from 7 and the result is multiplied by 3,
the answer is 33. What is the ORIGINAL number?
A. -3
B. -2
C. 2
D. 9

24) Given that 3 * 6 = 12 and 2 * 5 =9, then a * b maybe defined as

A. 4(b – a)

B. a² - b

C. 6a – b

D. 2a + b

[]
t
x
25) If x = -2 , y = 3, t = 2 , then =
y
−4
A.
9

4
B.
9

4
C.
3
 9
D.
4

26) 32 x+1 = 9(3 x ¿ , then the value of x is

A. 0

1
B.
3

C. 1

D. 3

27) Given that A = [ 13 3 −3

0 5 ]
, then 3A equals

A. [ 39 9 −9
0 15 ]
B. [ 46 6 −6
3 8 ]
C. [ 39 9 −6
0 15 ]
D. [−20 0 6
3 2 ]

28) The determinant of the 2 × 2 identity matrix is

A. One
B. Zero
C. Undefined
D. Negative one
29) The following are vectors p and q where
p= []
3
7
q= [ ]
−2
5

The vector p – q is represented by

A. [ ]
1
12

B. [ 125 ]
C. [ 52]
D. [ 15]

30) The diagram shows a parallelogram, WXYZ. In the parallelogram, ⃗

XY = u
⃗
and XW = v. R is the midpoint of YZ.

⃗
WR , expressed in terms of u and v, is
1
A. u - v
2
 1
B. u + v
2

1
C. -u + v
2

1
D. - v–u
2

1
31) Given that 1 millimetre = metres, then 2500 millimeters, in metres, is
1000
A. 0.25
B. 2.5
C. 25
D. 250

32) The volume, in cm³, of a cube of edge 3cm is

A. 9
B. 18
C. 27
D. 54

33) The perimeter of a square is 48cm. What is its area, in cm² ?

A. 36
B. 72
C. 108
D. 144

34) The following is a diagram of a trapezium PQRS

What is the area pf the trapezium, PQRS?

A. 45 cm²
 B. 65 cm²
C. 90 cm²
D. 130 cm³

35) The following diagram shows a sector of a circle, AOB.

AOB = 60 and the radius OB is r units long.

The area of AOB is

1
A. πr ²
6

1
B. πr
6

1
C. πr ²
3

1
D. πr
3
36) The following diagram shows a compound shape made up of a rectangle and two
identical semi–circles, one on either of the short sides.

What is the perimeter of the figure, in terms of π ?

A. 6(5 + π)
B. 6(9 + π)
C. 6(5 + 2 π)
D. 6(9 + 2 π)

37) The area of a rectangle is 53.6cm². If the length is multiplied by 4 and the width is
halved, the area would then be

A. 26.8 cm²

B. 53.6 cm²

C. 107.2 cm²

D. 214.4 cm²

38) The following diagram consists of a triangle resting on a square of side 5cm.
 If the height of the triangle is 4cm, what is the TOTAL area of the figure?

A. 35 cm²

B. 45 cm²

C. 50 cm²

D. 100 cm²

39) The following frequency distribution shows the average mass, in kg, of a group of
children in a school.

The number of children who have a mass ≤ 40 kg is

A. 15
B. 40
C. 64
D. 68
40) The following frequency distribution shows the average mass, in kg, of a group of
children in a school.

The upper boundary of the median class is

A. 30.5
B. 40.5
C. 50.5
D. 60.5

41) Ms Clarke arranged the 15 test scores of her students in order of size and selected the
8th score for reporting purposes. Which of the following statistical measures did Ms
Clarke obtain?
A. Mean
B. Mode
C. Range
D. Median

42) The pie chart, DRAWN TO SCALE, shows how a student used 12 hours in studying
English (E), Mathematics (M), French (F) and Geography (G).

The amount of time spent studying Mathematics is APPROXIMATELY

A. 1 hour
B. 2 hours
 C. 3 hours
D. 4 hours

43) If the mean of the FOUR numbers 4, 8, x, and 12 is 10, then x is

A. 4
B. 10
C. 12
D. 16

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 is selected at random. What is the probability that he has a positive

attitude towards Mathematics?
A. 0.20
B. 0.37
C. 0.43
D. 0.60

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

46) The equation of the straight line which passes through the point (0, 5) and has a
gradient of 4 is
A. y = 4x
B. y = 5x
 C. y = 4x + 5
D. y = 5x + 4

47) Which of the following graphs represents a linear function?

48) The following graph represents a quadratic function
 The coordinates of the maximum point of the function y = 4x - x² are

A. (2, 4)
B. (0, 4)
C. (4, 2)
D. (4, 4)

49) A line L is parallel to the line

3x – 7y – 9 = 0

What is the gradient of the line L?

−7
A.
3

−9
B.
7

3
C.
7

7
D.
3
 7 x−3
50) If g(x) = , then g(-6) =
5

A. -9

−39
B.
5

39
C.
5

D. 9

51) The range of f:x → x³ for the domain {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2} is

A. {8, 1, 0, 1, 8}
B. {6, 3, 0, 3, 6)
C. {-6, -3, 0, 3, 6}
D. {-8, -1, 0, 1, 8}

52) Which of the following pairs of lines is perpendicular?

A. 2y = -3x – 8
3x – 2y = -8

B. y = 2x + 1
y = 2x – 6

C. y = -4x + 10
4y = x + 1

D. x -2y = -1
3x + 5y = 8

53) If the sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 4 right angles, then the polygon is a
A. Triangle
B. Hexagon
C. Pentagon
D. Quadrilateral
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54) The following diagram shows a transformation

What transformation maps PQR onto P’Q’R’ ?

A. Rotation
B. Reflection
C. Translation
D. Enlargement

55) The following diagram shows an isosceles triangle

In the triangle, the value of x is

A. 30
B. 60
C. 120
D. 150
56) The following is a pair of similar triangles

The length of MO, in cm, is

A. 2.5
B. 3.0
C. 3.5
D. 7.0

57) The image of a point P(1, 2) under a translation is P’(-5, -4). What is the translation
vector?
A. [ ]
−6
−6

B. [−4
−2 ]

C. [ 42 ]
D. [ 66]
58) A plane is flying in a direction of 045 and changes course in a clockwise direction of
135. The angle through which the plane turns is

A. 45

B. 90

C. 135

D. 270
59) The following diagram shows a building. A surveyor sets up his instruments 12
metres from the foot of the building and records the angle of elevation of the top of
the building.

An estimate of the height of the building can be obtained by calculating

A. 1.6 + 12 cos 40

B. 1.6 + 12 tan 40

C. (12 tan 40) – 1.6

D. (12 sin 40) – 1.6

60) The following diagram shows that the angle of depression of a point X from Z is 30.
If X is 10 metres from Y, the height of YZ, in metres is

A. 10 tan 30

B. 10 sin 30

C. 10 cos 30

D. 10 cos 60