Paper 2 Regulars: General/Consumer Arithmetic

Paper 2 Regulars: General/Consumer Arithmetic

this is one of the most ignored topics during exam preps. Most students and teachers overlook some of the areas tested in the second paper on the topic.

This topic includes ratios, mixtures, proportion, percentages and fractions, basic mensuration and a bit of algebra.

The questions give a scenario that might involve use of paint on a given area or sharing of a quantity. Unfortunately, most students miss this.

The other area is that of calculating discounts , past or future cost or prices of a given item.

How to master the topic.

The most critical areas of the topic(s) can be mastered by acquiring following skills
* formation and/or use of equations
* use of ratio to find costs, prices or allocations
* use of percentages principles in calculating costs and prices.
* application of fractions to the given scenario

The value of questions

This topic might contribute between 2 - 6% of the Exam, that is 3 to 12 marks in paper 2. It is important to master this topic to score more in both papers

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Graphical Functions: Exam Areas

Graphical function option is one of the easiest and most rewarding option in the second paper of Ordinary Level Maths Exam. There are just few things tested on the graph, some of which are too basic.

The major areas tested on the topic are
1. Function Table - filling up gaps
2. Drawing the graph using the function table
3. Finding a gradient of the curve by drawing a tangent at any given point.
4. Drawing a line that cuts the graph, given the equation
5. Finding the roots of the equations
6. Area under a curve
7. Translation of a curve.

There are few things to note on each question.

In the next few post, I will discuss how to easily attempt each question and garner highest possible score.

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