CONFIDENTIAL CS/APR 2007/MAT020/021

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FINAL EXAMINATION
COURSE
COURSE CODE
EXAMINATION
TIME
: MATHEMATICS FOR LIVING
: MAT020/021
: APRIL 2007
: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This question paper consists of eight (8) questions.
2. Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page.
3. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the
invigilator.
4. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of:
i) the Question Paper
ii) an Answer Booklet - provided by the Faculty
DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO
This examination paper consists of 5 printed pages
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QUESTION 1
a) Estimate the sum by rounding to the nearest hundred thousand.
2,346,502 + 481,901
(4 marks)
b) Write 49,602 in expanded notation with powers of 10
(4 marks)
c) An employee of a copying company needs to make small fliers for a client. He can
make 4 fliers out of each piece of paper. The client needs 500 fliers. How many
pieces of paper must be used?
(5 marks)
QUESTION 2
a) Find Least Common Multiple (LCM) for 20, 35 and 40
(5 marks)
b) Solve the following simultaneous equations:
2x + y = 4
x-y = -1
(5 marks)
QUESTION 3
a) Evaluate - + 2 - x \ --}
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(5 marks)
b) Raju drives for 45 minutes and stops for a break. Then he drives for another 1 hour
to reach his destination. If the total trip was 108.5 km, what was his average rate in
km per hour?
(5 marks)
c) A microwave oven is priced at RM295.75. The sales tax rate is 5%. Calculate the
sales tax and total amount of the purchase.
(5 marks)
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QUESTION 4
a) Solve the equation 3.6n - (n -1 3. 2) = 10(0.4n + 0.62)
(5 marks)
b) The distance from the Sun to Pluto is approximately 3,540,000,000 mi. Express the
given number in scientific notation.
(3 marks)
c) A testing company examines the results of a certain multiple-choice test question that
has four choices, A, B, C, or D. of those who t
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B, and nobody chose D. What fraction chose C?
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has four choices, A, B, C, or D. of those who took the test chose A, while chose
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(5 marks)
QUESTION 5
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a) A recipe calls for cup of flour to 2cups of milk. Write the ratio of flour to milk in
simplest form.
(5 marks)
b) Given three points A (-3,6), B (3,4) and C (1 ,-2).
i ) Plot the given points on the same axes. Clearly label the points.
(3 marks)
i i ) Find the area of triangle ABC.
(4 marks)
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QUESTION 6
a) Ahmad answered 58 questions correctly out of a total of 65 questions. What percent
of the total questions did Ahmad answer correctly?
(5 marks)
b) Rahim takes out a loan to buy a house. He spends RM6400 on repairs and
improvements, then sells the house for RM92.700. If the payoff for the loan is
RM81,348, what is his net? Is it a profit or loss?
(6 marks)
QUESTION 7
a) Solve the following linear inequalities and graph your solution on a real number line.
3( r - 1 ) <9
(5 marks)
b) Hazim is one year older than twice the age of his younger brother, Haris. If Hazim is
8 years old, how old is Haris?
(4 marks)
c) The ratio of Siti's age to Salmah's age is 2 : 5 and Salmah's age to Sarah's age is
3 : 1 . If their total age is 130 years, find Sarah's age, in years.
(4 marks)
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QUESTION 8
a) Given m = and n = -4. Evaluate mn - 2n
3
.
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b) Figure 1 shows a rectangle.
2y-5
(6 marks)
3y + 4
Figure 1
i) Write an expression in simplest form for the parameter of the rectangle shown.
(3 marks)
ii) Find the perimeter if y is 8.
(4 marks)
END OF QUESTION PAPER
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