F3 TrialTest Maths
F3 TrialTest Maths
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(b) If P = (−2 ) and 𝑞 = (34), find 𝒓 such that 2 𝑝 − 𝑞 + 𝑟 = (00). [6 marks]
(c) Find the greatest common factor of 42, 120 and 96. [4 marks]
4𝑥−3 2𝑥−3
2. (a) Solve the equation 5
− 2
= −2. [5 marks]
(b) Frank and Hayford shared an amount of GH¢ 𝒙, in the ratio 5:4 respectively. If Hayford received
GH¢8000. Express Frank’s share as a percentage of the total amount shared. (Correct to 2 decimal
places) [6 marks]
𝑥 2 −9 𝑥+3
(c) Simplify ÷ . [4 marks]
4𝑥−12 2
(d)The cost (C) in Ghana Cedis of producing a book of x pages is given by 𝐶 = 25 + 0.6𝑥.
(i) Find the cost of producing a book with 220 pages.
(ii) How many pages are in a book produced at a cost of GH¢145.00? [6 marks]
4. (a) The table below shows the marks obtained by form 3 students in a Mathematics test.
Marks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No. of students 2 3 2 1 4 10 5 4 3 1
(i) Prepare a frequency table for the above data.
(ii) Find the modal mark.
(iii) Calculate the mean mark.
(iv) If a student is picked at random from the class, what is the probability that the mark obtained is
less than 5?
(v) What percentage of the class failed if the pass mark is 6? [9 marks]
(b)
5. (a) A trader paid ¢1,500 for 6 drinking cups. One of the cups got broken. He sold the remaining 5, making a
profit of 10%. Calculate,
(i) the cost price of each of the six cups.
(ii) the selling price of each of the five cups.
(iii) the profit made on each of the cups sold. [7 marks]
1 1 1 1
(b) Divide (1 2 + 4) 𝑏𝑦 (1 2 − 4) [4 marks]
(c) Sam bought a car valued at $7700. One year later the car’s value had decreased by 2⁄7. What is the
new value of the car? [4 marks]
6. (a) Kojo, Ebo and Ama share GH¢14,000.00 among themselves. Kojo had twice as much as Ebo and Ebo
also had twice as much as Ama. How much did Ebo get? [4 marks]
0.0225×0.0256
(b) Simplify leaving your answer in standard form. [5 marks]
0.0015×0.48
(c) The average number of spectators at a football competition for the first five days was 3,144. The
attendance on the sixth day was 3,990. Find the
(i) total attendance for the first five days.
(ii) average attendance for the 6 days. [6 marks]