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O/L Maths 2022 Paper with Answers

අ.පො.ස. (සා/පෙළ) ගණිතය 2022 ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍රය සහ පිළිතුරු

The G.C.E. O/L Mathematics 2022 paper (held 2023): all 42 questions from Paper I and Paper II, with what each question tests. Try any question free in Gedara Sir to check your answer and see step-by-step working in English and Sinhala.

Most marks in 2022 came from

Paper I, Part A

Paper I Part A Q1 · 2 marks

Inverse Proportion

Workers needed to finish a job in fewer days

Paper I Part A Q1: Workers needed to finish a job in fewer days

Answer: 16 men

💡 What it's asking: Count the job in man-days, then share it over 3 days.

  1. 1Work = 12 × 4 = 48 man-days.
  2. 2The job must now take 3 days.
  3. 3Men needed = 48 ÷ 3 = 16 men.

✅ 16 men × 3 days = 48 man-days. Same job.

සිංහලෙන් විසඳුම

කාර්යය මිනිස් දිනවලින් ගණන් කර දින 3 කට බෙදන්න.

  1. කාර්යය = 12 × 4 = මිනිස් දින 48.
  2. දැන් කාර්යය දින 3 කින් අවසන් විය යුතුයි.
  3. අවශ්‍ය මිනිසුන් = 48 ÷ 3 = 16.

Paper I Part A Q2 · 2 marks

Equations · Algebraic Fractions

Solve an equation with algebraic fractions

Paper I Part A Q2: Solve an equation with algebraic fractions

Answer: x = 2

💡 What it's asking: Make the two fractions on the left share a bottom, combine them, then compare with 1/12.

  1. 11/2x = 3/6x and 1/3x = 2/6x.
  2. 23/6x − 2/6x = 1/6x.
  3. 31/6x = 1/12 means 6x = 12, so x = 2.

✅ x = 2: 1/4 − 1/6 = 3/12 − 2/12 = 1/12.

සිංහලෙන් විසඳුම

වම් පස භාග දෙකට පොදු හරයක් දී එකතු කර 1/12 සමඟ සසඳන්න.

  1. එවිට: 1/2x = 3/6x, 1/3x = 2/6x.
  2. එවිට: 3/6x − 2/6x = 1/6x.
  3. 1/6x = 1/12 නිසා 6x = 12, x = 2.

Paper I, Part B

Paper II, Part A

Paper II, Part B