Module 1 Mathematics

ALGEBRA(i)
1. 100 000 in binary is what number in decimal?
a) 16
b) 32
c) 64 (/)
2. D in hexadecimal is what number in decimal?
a) 8
b) 13 (/)
c) 17
3. In the following equation what is the y-intercept? 4y = 2x + 8
a) 4
b) 2
c) 8 (/)
4. Solve the following equation to find x
4x + 8y = 64
2x 8y = 86
a) 5
b) 25 (/)
c) 125
5. Simplify the following
(w + z)(x y)(y w)
(y x)(w y)(w + z)
a) +1
b) -1 (/)
c) 0
6. 101012 + 110012 =
a) 462
b) 468
c) 4610 (/)
7. What is 738 in binary coded decimal?
a) 111100010
b) 1011100010 (/)
c) 11100111000
4

8. (A + B)
is
2
(A + B)
2
a) (A + B) (/)
b) A + B
6
c) (A + B)
9. Given 43 - x = 21, find the value of x
a) 43 - 21 (/)
b) 43 + 21
c) 43 / 21
3

10. 14
a)
b)
c)

can be expressed as
14 x 3
14 x 14 x 14 (/)
14 + 14 + 14

11. 0.0000413 can be written as

-7
a) 413 x 10 (/)
-7
b) 0.413 x 10
-7
c) 4.13 x 10

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12. log 9 - log 3 =
a) log 3 (/)
b) log 6
c) log 9
13. Given that a = X + B, what is y equal to
y
a) a + X
B
b) X - B
a
c) X + B (/)
a
14. Make L the subject of the formulae 2 fL = x
a) L = 2 f
b) L = 2 f
x
c) L = x . (/)
2f
15. Solve 0.75 X 0.003
a) 0.225
b) 0.0225
c) 0.00225 (/)
16. Given that A = X + BY, what is Y equal to?
a) A - X minus B
b) A - X add B
c) A - X divided by B(/)
17. 2x 8y = 14 and 4x + 8y = 16; x =
1
a)
/2
b) 5 (/)
c) 3
18. 2x 3 = 4; x =
a) 3.50 (/)
b) 3
c) 7
y

19. If /x = 4 and y = 5 then x =

a) 20
b) 1 (/)
4
c) /5
2

20. V = (a + b) r Find a
2
a) V r b
2
b) (V b)/ r (/)
2
c) V / r b
21. 2x
a)
b)
c)

2 2

z (3x z ) =
3 2
2 4
6x z 2x z (/)
2 2
2 2
6x z 2x z
2 2
2
6x z + 3x z

22. Make m the subject of the formula

a) y c (/)
x
b) y - x

y = mx + c

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c
c) y - c
x
23. Make x the subject of the formula
a) y - c
m
b) y - m
c
c) y - c (/)
m

y = mx + c

24. Make c the subject of the formula

a) y + mx
b) y - mx (/)
c) mx - y

y = mx + c

25. Calculate 10 x 2 + 10 x 2
a) 32,008,000
b) 520
c) 400 (/)

26. Octal is to the base of

a) 2
b) 16
c) 8 (/)
27. (x - 3)(x + 5) =
2
a) x - 15
2
b) x + 2x - 15 (/)
2
c) x + 2x
28. (6+2)
a)
b)
c)

x 2 (2 x 45) =
38 (/)
218
128
2

29. V = (a + b) r Find a
2
a) V r b
2
b) (V b) / r (/)
2
c) V / r - b
2 2

30. 2x z
a)
b)
c)

(2x - 22)=
2 2
2x z - 22
2 2
2 2
4x z - 44x z
4 2
2 2
4x z - 44x z (/)

31. in 21 = 43 X,
a) 43 21 (/)
b) 43 + 21
c) 21 - 43

X is equal to

32. 200 kilo volts can be expressed as

3
a) 2 x 10 volts (/)
-4
b) 2 x 10 volts
5
c) 2 x 10 volts

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