Quiz about CSEC MATH MULTIPLE CHOICE #1

Question 1

The range of a sample gives an indication of the

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maximum variation in the sample

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way in which the values cluster about a particular point

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number of observations bearing the same value

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degree to which the mean value differs from its expected value.

Question 2

The observation which occurs most frequently in a sample is the

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mode

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median

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mean deviation

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standard deviation

Question 3

What is the median of the sample 5, 5, 11, 9, 8, 5, 8 ?

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8

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5

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6

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9

Question 4

The following scores were obtained by eleven footballers in a goal-shoot competition: 5 3 6 8 7 8 3 11 6 3 2 .

The modal score was

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3

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6

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8

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11

Question 5

The following scores were obtained by eleven footballers in a goal-shoot competition: 5 3 6 8 7 8 3 11 6 3 2.

The median score was

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6

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3

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8

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11

Question 6

How many packets were weighed?

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65

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9

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14

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92

Question 7

What is the frequency of the median weight?

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12

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7

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8

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14

Question 8

What is the modal weight?

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10.1 kg

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9.9 kg

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10.2 kg

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10.5 kg

Question 9

The mean of ten numbers is 58. If one of the numbers is 40, what is the mean of the other nine?

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60

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18

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162

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540

Question 10

The mean of 11 numbers is 7. One of the numbers, 13, is deleted. What is the mean of the remaining 10 numbers?

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6.4

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7.7

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6.0

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5.8

Question 11

A store charges 6% VAT on all sales. What is the total cost of a shirt marked at $30 ?

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$ 31.80

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$ 28.20

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$ 33.84

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$ 36.00

Question 12

Jake buys a shirt marked at $80. He receives a 10 per cent discount. How much does he pay for the shirt?

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$ 72

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$ 54

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$ 70

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$ 74

Question 13

The cost price of an article is $40 and the profit is 20 per cent of the cost price. What is the selling price of the article?

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$ 48.00

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$ 40.20

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$ 50.00

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$ 60.00

Question 14

After a 10% discount, an article is sold for $360. The price before the discount was

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$ 400

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$ 36

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$ 324

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$ 392

Question 15

The marked price of a stove was $520. A worker bought the stove on hire-purchase by making a down payment of $100, and twelve monthly payments of $40 each. How much could she have saved if she had bought the stove for the marked price?

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$ 60

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$ 40

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$ 100

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$ 140

Question 16

If US$1.00 is equivalent to EC$2.68, how much in US$ would one get for EC$100 ?

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$ 37.31

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$ 26.80

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$ 268.00

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$ 373.10

Question 17

The simple interest on $160 for 6 months at 5% per annum is

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$ 4

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$ 8

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$ 16

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$ 48

Question 18

Question 18.

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S

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P

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Q

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R

Question 19

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(2,5)

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(4,0)

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(0,1)

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(5,2)

Question 20

If g is a function such that g(X) = 2X + 1, which of the following pairs satisfies the function?

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(-3, -5)

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(-6, 11)

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(5, 2)

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(13, 6)

Question 21

Question 21.

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Montego Bay and Lucea

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Montego Bay and Spanish Town

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Spanish Town and Port Maria

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Black River and Rio Bueno

Question 22

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66

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33

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56

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76

Question 23

The bar chart shows the number of rose stems with a given number of leaves. The total number of rose stems is

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110

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36

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40

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100

Question 24

Question 24.

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50

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40

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60

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70

Question 25

How many families have 3 or more children?

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14

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4

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10

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13

Question 26

Question 26.

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30%

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20%

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40%

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50%

Question 27

Which of the following would be MOST suitable for displaying the proportions of a city's budget spent on different items?

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Pie Chart

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Bar Chart

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Line Graph

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Histogram

Question 28

Question 28.

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15

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6

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4

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20

Question 29

The number 32747 written to 4 significant figures is

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32750

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32740

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3274

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3275

Question 30

The number 3754 expressed to the nearest hundred is

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3800

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3700

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3750

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4000

Question 31

The decimal equivalent of 7/8 is

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0.875

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0.125

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0.7

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0.78

Question 32

What is the number 0.05748 to 2 significant figures?

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0.057

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0.05

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0.06

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0.058

Question 33

What is the number 2.0847 to 2 decimal places?

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2.08

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2.09

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2.1

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2.10

Question 34

A worker is paid a wage of $10 per hour and $15 per hour for overtime. For working 25 hours and 5 hours overtime, the worker's earnings are

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$275

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$250

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$325

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$450

Question 35

Carl has $5 more than John. Tom has twice as much as Carl and John together. If John has x dollars, then Tom has

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$ (4x + 10)

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$ (x + 10)

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$ (2x + 5)

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$ (2x + 10)

Question 36

The HCF of 54 and 60 is

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6

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3

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2

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12

Question 37

The LCM of 18 and 15 is

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90

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270

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360

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180

Question 38

If the length, L, of a rectangle is 3 cm more than twice its width, W, then the relation between L and W is

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L = 2W + 3

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L > 2W + 3

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L + 3 > 2W

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2L + 3 = W

Question 39

What do you expect is the next number in the following sequence: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ..

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16

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15

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17

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18

Question 40

What is the formula for the nth term of the sequence 20, 17, 14, 11, ...

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23 - 3n

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20-3n

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23 + 3n

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3n - 23

Question 41

Question 41.

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A

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B

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C

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D

Question 42

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D

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A

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B

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C

Question 43

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D

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A

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B

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C

Question 44

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B

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A

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C

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D

Question 45

In selling an article, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20% on his cost price of $80. What is the selling price?

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$96

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$66

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$100

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$106

Question 46

Jake buys a shirt marked at $80. He receives a 10 per cent discount. How much does he pay for the shirt?

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$72

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$54

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$70

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$74

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