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Portmore Community College CSEC Mathematics – Assignment 2 Answer all questions, without the use of a calculator. Show all relevant work to obtain full marks. Two marks will be allotted for each correct response 2
�2 � 1. Evaluate � � �3 � 2. What percentage of 340 is 425? 3. Ann and Betty shared a sum of money in the ratio 2 : 3. Ann received $120. What was Betty’s share? 1 4. If 12 % of a sum of money is $40, what is the total sum of money? 2 5. Calculate the exact value of 29.94 �0.5 6. In a school, the ratio of the number of pupils to the number of teachers is 20 : 1. If the number of pupils is 840, how many teachers are there? 7. What is the largest prime number that is less than 100? Why? 8. Find the H.C.F. of 12, 15 and 60. 9. Mr. Duncan bought a table at a discount of 30%, thus saving $42. What was the marked price (selling price) of the table? 10. The value of the digit 5 in 5603.03nine is ________.
End of Assignment – Total 20 marks Due Tuesday October 20 , 2015
Prepared by H. Walker October 14, 2015