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This is the ZIMSEC O-Level Mathematics question paper for Paper 2 from November 1999. Use it for exam practice under timed conditions.
Section A [64 marks]
Answer all the questions in this section.
1 (a) Evaluate $5 \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{3}{4}-\frac{1}{2}$
(b) Given that $p=3 w y^{2}-x y$, find the value of $p$ when $w=-2, x=6$ and $y=-3$.
(c) During a sale the price of a radio was reduced by $28 \%$ to $$ 486$. Calculate the original price of the radio.
(d) When $$ 4400$ amounts to $$ 5786$ in 18 months, find the rate of simple interest per as
2 (a) Factorise completely
(1) $3 a-a b-2 b+6$,
(ii) $3 x^{2}-147$.
(b) (i) Show that the equation $\frac{y}{y-1}-\frac{1}{3}=\frac{5}{y+1}$ reduces to
\[
y^{2}-6 y+8=0 .
\]
(in) Solve the equation $y^{2}-6 y+8=0$.