NOP Mathematics Section 2006

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2
⎛ n ⎞
⎟ (n + 1) =
3
1. Let n be a positive integer, then ⎜
⎝ n + 1 ⎠

A) n 2 B) n 2 +1 C) n 2 + n + 1 D) n 2 + n 3 E) n 2 (n + 1) 2
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2. The area of a circle is 4π 2 . The radius of this circle will be

A) 2π B) 2 π C) π D) π 2 E) 2π
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⎛1 1 1⎞ 1
3. If 3 ⎜ + + ⎟= , then a =
⎝ 2 2 2⎠ a

A) 3 B) 2 /3 C) 2 /9 D) 9/ 2 E) 2
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2
⎛4+ x⎞
4. If ⎜ ⎟ = 25 , then x =
⎝ x ⎠

A) 0 B) 1 C) 21 D) 25 / 4 E) 5
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5. Q

R P
O

The center of the circle above is O and the area of triangle PQR is 15 . The area of
the circle is

15π
A) 15π B) C) 20π D) 25π E) 7.5π
2
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6. If 16 a = 9b2, then a=

3 3
A) ± b B) ± 12b C) b D) 12b E) 9b
4 4
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7. A box of 150 Compact discs had 30 defective. If this is the general percentage of
defective discs, how many do you expect to be defective when you buy 1000 ?

A) 65 B) 95 C) 100 D) 200 E) 210

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8.

ao bo co

In the triangle above, a + b + c =

A) 90 B) 200 C) 270 D) 225

E) Cannot be determined
9. Each day, a man drives 1/ 2 of the distance that he drove on previous day. If he
drove 6 miles on first day, how many miles will he drive on fourth day ?

A) 1/ 4 B) 3/ 4 C) 1/ 2 D) 2/ 3 E) 4/ 3
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10. Aslam’s average score on two math tests was 50 and Sarah’s 60. What was the
total difference in their combined scores for the two tests ?

A) 25 B) 20 C) 10 D) 5
E) Cannot be
Determined
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11. If n is even, then (n) + (n + 2) can equal which of the following ?

A) 169 B) 196 C) 220 D) 200 E) 226

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12.

30O
mO nO

uO

If two parallel lines are cut as in the figure, then m + u =

A) 30o B) 40o C) 60o D) 90o E) 120o

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13. There are 200 students in the cafeteria and all are either freshman or sophomores.
If the number of freshman is 60 more than the sophomores and the male / female
Freshman ratio is 1 : 1 , then how many male freshman are in the cafeteria ?

A) 30 B) 35 C) 65 D) 75 E) 80
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 ⎛ a3 b ⎞ ⎛ a3 b2 ⎞
14. ⎜⎜ + 3 ⎟⎟ + ⎜⎜ 2 + 3 ⎟⎟ =
⎝ b a ⎠ ⎝b a ⎠

a 6 + a 3b + a 3b 2 + b 4 a 3 + a 3b + a 3b 2 + b 4
A) B) C) 1
a 3b 2 a 3b 2

D) 2 E) 4
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15. If Shabbir can work out 6 problems in 2 hours and Athar can work out 6
problems in 3 hours, how many hours will it take for both working together
to work out 60 problems ?

A) 6 B) 10 C) 12 D) 24 E) 26
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16. The monthly electricity bills for the year added upto Rs. 20,000. If the monthly
bill was equal for first 8 months , how much did electricity cost in last four months
combined ?

A) Rs. 4000 B) Rs. 10,000 C) Rs. 12,000 D) Rs. 16,000

E) Cannot be determined
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17.
13 C
D

A B
12
If AD ⊥ AB and AD ║ BC then area of quadrilateral ABCD is

A) 116 B) 126 C) 144 D) 156 E) 178

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18.

TEA SALES
Brand Amount of Sales % of Total Sales
A Rs. 10,000 20%
B Rs. 25,000 50%
C Rs. x 30%

Amount of sales for Brand C were

A) Rs. 5000 B) Rs. 10,000 C) Rs. 12,000 D) Rs. 15,000 E) Rs. 18,000
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19. Rainfall this year was a 100 inches. 60 % of the rain had fallen by end of August
and 8 inches fell in December. What percentage of the total rainfall fell in the 3
months of September, October and November ?

A) 32 % B) 38 % C) 42 % D) 48 % E) 52 %
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20. ( 1 + 1) + ( 1 + 2) + ( 1+ 3) + ( 1 + 4) =

A) 1(1) + 1(2) + 1(3) + 2(4) B) 1(1) + 1(2) + 1(3) + 1(4) + 1(5)

C) 1(1) + 2(2) + 3(1) + 4(2) D) 1(1) + 1(2) + 1(3) + 1(4)

E) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5
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21. If x is an integer and 100 < x(x)(x) < 200 then x =

3 3
A) 100 B) 125 C) 4 D) 6

E) Cannot be found.
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22. If –20 < 4x + 4 < 20 then this is the same as

A) –5 < x < 4 B) –5 < x < 5 C) –6 < x < 6

D) –6 < x < 4 E) –6 < x < 3

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23.

b
a

c
If the perimeter of the above triangle is P, and a = c then b =

2
A) 2P B) (2- 2 ) P C) P D) ( 2 – 1) P E) 2 P
2
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24. The length of one side of a square is 5 and its area is twice the area of a triangle
with height 5 . What is the area of the triangle ?

A) 5 B) 25 C) 5/ 2 D) 25/ 2 E) 25/ 4
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25. If a : b as 6 : x and a = 3b then x =

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 6
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26. If n is an integer and n(n) < 100 then n cannot be less than

A) –9 B) –1 C) 1 D) 9 E) 10

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27. Ali bought 4 text-books. If his English text-book cost him twice the average of the
other 3 , then the cost of the English text-book was what percentage of the total ?

A) 10 % B) 20 % C) 30 % D) 40 % E) 45 %
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1 1 1
28. If + =6 and a > b > 0 then =
a b 6

1 ab a+b b
A) B) a + b C) D) E)
a+b a+b − ab a
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29. If 2 + y = y2 – 4 , then y =

A) 2 B) 3 C) –1 D) –2 E) -4

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x 2 x+7
30. If = y+ then =
3 3 3

7 7y + 2 5
A) y+ B) y+3 C) D) 7/ 3 E) y +
3 3 3

Answer Key

1. D 2. B 3. C 4. B 5.A 6.C

7. D 8. E 9. B 10. B 11. E 12.C

13.C 14. A 15.C 16. E 17. B

18. D 19. A 20. A 21. B 22. D

23. B 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. D

28. C 29. B 30. B