UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF THE CARIBBEAN

Incorporating Institute Of Management Sciences & Institute Of Management & Production A Member of the Commonwealth & OAS Consortia of Universities

FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS

CENTRE DATE TIME

: WAC & MVILLE CAMPUSES : MAY 02, 2011 : 6:00 PM

DURATION: 2 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Please read all instructions carefully before attempting any question. 2. This paper consists of four (4) printed pages and five (5) questions. 3. Candidates are required to answer any three (3) questions.
ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED IN THE ANSWER BOOKLET PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU NUMBER YOUR QUESTIONS CORRECTLY. CLEARLY WRITE THE NUMBER OF THE QUESTION ON EACH OF THE RELEVANT PAGES. WHERE QUESTIONS HAVE MULTIPLE PARTS, ALL PARTS MUST BE ANSWERED. START THE RESPONSE TO EACH QUESTION ON A NEW PAGE.

DO NOT OPEN YOUR QUESTION PAPER OR BEGIN WRITING UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

QUESTION 1 a) Translate the following phrase into an algebraic expression: Four times a number x minus seven times a number y divided by five times a number z. b) Given that p = 3 and r = 2, calculate the value of 2 p 2 3r 3 . c) Simplify: (i) (ii) (iii)
2( x + 3 y ) + 3 x ( y + 5)

2x + 3 x + 1 + 4 4 x 2x 1 6 6 5x 3 2x + 1 9 4

(iv)

(3+3+4+3+3pts) QUESTION 2 Factorize the following completely: 2 3 (i) 3 x + 9 x (ii) 12 + 15x (iii) (v) (vi)
4 mx + 6mx 2 + 2mx 3

+3

+4

x 2 3x 4

(3+2+4+4+3pts)

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QUESTION 3 A man invested $600 at 8% per annum simple interest for 10 years. Calculate: (2+2 pts) i. the simple interest payable ii. the total amount of money the man collected at the end of the 5-year period. b. The marked price of a freezer is $ 3000. There is a discount of 15% for cash payment. To obtain the freezer on hire purchase a deposit of $595.00 and 18 monthly installments of $159.50 each are required. Calculate: (2+3+2 pts) i. the cash price ii. the total amount to be paid if bought on hire purchase iii. the difference between the cash price and the hire purchase price. c. When a sum of money, $P, is invested at R% per annum simple interest, its value RT $A after T years is given by A = P 1 + . 100 i. Make T the subject of this formula. ii. A man invests $25,000.00 at 9% per annum. After how many years will its value be $43,000.00? (2+3 pts) QUESTION 4 Given that y = x 2 x 3 i) Copy and complete the table below for -3 x 4 a.

x y
ii)

-3

-2 3

-1

2 -1

4 (4 pts)

Using a scale of 2cm to represent 1 unit on the x-axis and 1cm to represent 1 unit on the y- axis, draw the graph of y = x 2 x 3 for values of x , -3 x 4 (4 pts)

iii) c)

Using your graph, read off the points when the curve cuts the x-axis. (2 pts) A line passes through the points (2 , 6) and ( 1 , 3) i) Find the slope of the line (3 pts) iii) Give the equation of the line that passes through points (2 , 6) and ( 1 , 3). (3 pts) Page 3 of 4

QUESTION 5
a) In a class of 30 students, 10 speak Spanish, 20 speak French and 8 speak neither Spanish nor French. Draw a Venn diagram to represent the information above. (4 pts) b) From the Venn diagram answer the following questions: i) How many students speak both languages? ii) How many students speak Spanish only? iii) How many students speak French only? Solve the following equations below: (i) (ii) (iii)
3 x 2( 4 5 x ) = 2(11 x ) 4x 5 = 2x + 1 1 x +1 = 4 2

(2 pts) (1 pt) (1 pt)

c)

(3 pts) (3 pts) (2 pts)

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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