B.S.S.S.

EXAM 1 Time: 1 hrs

4 2 1
1. a. Find the exact value of ( 4 5 2 3 ) (1 3)

1 1 6
b. Calculate the exact value of (2 ) 1 (6mks)
7 3 7

2. (a) Solve for the exact value of 0.0529 + 0.216 and then express your answer in standard form
(2mks).
(b) Pamela borrows $2500 at 10% compound interest for 3 years from Jake. Calculate:
(i) The sum Jake is owed at the end of 3 years
(ii) The percentage profit Jake makes (5mks)

0.0402
3. a. Express (i) correct to two decimal places, (ii) to two significant figures and (iii) in
0.71
standard form
0.0256
b. ( 25
) giving your answer in standard form (5mks)

4. The basic wage rate of a technician for a 42-hour week is $36.40 per hour.

(i) Calculate the technicians weekly wage (1mk)

(ii) For overtime work the technician is paid one and a half times the basic hourly rate. Calculate
the technicians total wage for 58 hours of work. (3mks)

(iii) In a new wages agreement the basic rate of payment is $1,490 for 36 hours of work.
Calculate:

a. The technicians hourly rate of pay

b. The percentage increase in the hourly rate (3mks)

5. The basic wage earned by a truck driver for a 40 hour week is $560.00
(i) Calculate his hourly rate (1mk)
For overtime work the driver is paid one and a half times the basic hourly rate
(ii) Calculate his overtime wage for 10 hours of overtime (2mks)
(iii) Calculate the TOTAL wages earned by the truck driver for a 55 hour week (3mks)

6. A Canadian tourist changes CAN $500 into Barbados at a rate of CAN$0.67 = BDS$1.00. She
spends $400 BDS there and then goes to Jamaica and changes her money into Jamaican at a rate
of BDS$1.00 = JA $2.97.
(i) How much Barbados money does she get?
(ii)How much Jamaican money does she get?
She then spends JA$200.00 and changes the remainder to Canadian at a rate of CAN$0.23 =
JA$1.00.
(iii) How much CAN does she get?
(iv) What percentage of her CAN did she spend? (5mks)

7. A dealer sells an item at $76.00 and makes a 5% loss. What would he have had to sell it at to
make a 5% profit? (4mks)

TOTAL: 40MKS