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

: OXFORD TERRACE, MOBAY AND OCHO RIOS CAMPUSES : AUGUST 26, 2011 : 10:00 AM

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

ANSWER ANY THREE (3) OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS QUESTION 1 a) Simplify: i) 5 x 2 3xy + y 2 x 2 + 6 y 4 + xy ii) iii) b)

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

6(3x 4 y ) 9(2 x 3 y )

(5 p y )(3k + 1) 2(5 p y )

Factorize: x 2 3x 18 i) ii) iii)

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

x 2 9 x + 14

pz + py xz xy

QUESTION 2
a) Mr Jones deposited $40000 in a bank and earned simple interest at 7 % per annum for two years. i. ii. Calculate the amount he will receive at the end of the two-year period. How long will it take for the $40000 to increase to $ $49800?

(3+3 pts)

b) The cash price of a bicycle is $429. It can be bought on hire purchase by making a deposit of $ 74 and 12 monthly instalments of $ 33.50. EACH. i. ii. iii. What is the TOTAL hire purchase price? Calculate the difference between the total hire purchase price and the cash price Express your answer in (ii) as a percentage of the cash price.

(3+3+3 pts)
c) A juice drink costs $32.40 with sales tax included. The sales tax is calculated at 8% of the regular price .Calculate the regular price of the drink before sales tax was added.

(3 pts)

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QUESTION 3 a) i) ii) b) Simplify expressing your answers as fractions with a common denominator 3( x 4) 5( x 2) (3 pts) 8 8 x + 2 2x + 4 (3 pts) 5 3 Simplify the following: i) 10 {5 3{ + 2 {2{ ii) 4
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(3 pts) (3 pts) (3 pts) (3 pts)

2% 1

# $

iii) 8 6 + { 6 [8 - (3 + 2)]}
1 2 1 1 iv) 2 + + (5 + 6 ) 4 3 12 6

QUESTION 4 a) Find the slope given the points (2, 4) and (10, -4). % b) Find the equation of the line passing through (4, 6) with m = . c) Plot the graph of the equation y = x 2 + 6 x + 9 d) Solve the following expression for the indicated variable: 9 27 y= i) 4 4 ii) iii) 3m 2( m+ 1) = 4 8x 8(3x 8) = 24
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(3 pts) (3 pts) (4 pts)

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

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QUESTION 5 a) Let the universal set U = {1, 2, 3, 4 18, 19, 20}. Define A as the subset of even numbers, B as the subset of odd numbers and C as the subset of prime numbers. Find: i) B ii) A iii) C

iv) (B C ) v) ( A C ) vi) ( A U ) vii) ( A C ) B

(1+2+2+3+3+3+4 pts)

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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