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1 Dhanu has a model railway.

(a) He has a train that consists of a locomotive and 4 coaches.

The mass of the locomotive is 87 g and the mass of each coach is 52 g.

(i) Work out the total mass of the train.

.............................................. g [2]

(ii) Work out the mass of the locomotive as a percentage of the total mass of the train.

............................................. % [1]

(b) The train is 61 cm long and travels at a speed of 18 cm/s.

It takes 4 seconds for the whole of the train to cross a bridge.

Calculate the length of the bridge.

........................................... cm [2]

(c) A new locomotive costs $64.

Calculate the cost of the locomotive in rupees when the exchange rate is 1 rupee = $0.0154 .
Give your answer correct to the nearest 10 rupees.

...................................... rupees [2]

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(d) The cost of a railway magazine increases by 12.5% to $2.70 .

Calculate the cost of the magazine before this increase.

$ ................................................. [2]

(e) Dhanu plays with his model railway from 06 50 to 11 15.

He then rides his bicycle for 3 hours.

Find the ratio time playing with model railway : time riding bicycle.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

......................... : ......................... [3]

(f) The value of Dhanu’s model railway is $550.

This value increases exponentially at a rate of r % per year.
At the end of 5 years the value will be $736.

Calculate the value of r.

r = ................................................. [3]

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2 (a) In the square ABCD, A has coordinates ( - 2 , 1) and B has coordinates (1, 5).
C has coordinates (a, b), where a and b are both positive integers.

Find the coordinates of C and the coordinates of D.

You may use the grid to help you.

y
6

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
–1

–2

–3

C ( ...................... , ...................... )
D ( ...................... , ...................... ) [4]
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(b) P has coordinates ( - 1, 3) and Q has coordinates (6, 4).

(i) Find the coordinates of the midpoint of PQ.

( ...................... , ...................... ) [2]

(ii) Find the length PQ.

................................................. [3]

(iii) Find the gradient of PQ.

................................................. [2]
(iv) Find the equation of the line parallel to PQ that crosses the x-axis at x = 2 .

................................................. [3]

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3 (a) The diagram shows the graph of y = f (x) for - 3 G x G 3.

y
20

16

12

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 x

–4

–8

– 12

(i) Solve f (x) = 14 .

x = ................................................ [1]

(ii) By drawing a suitable tangent, find an estimate of the gradient of the graph
at the point (-2, 4).

................................................. [3]
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(iii) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, solve f (x) = 2x - 2 for - 3 G x G 3.
.

x = ................................................ [3]

(b)
y

NOT TO
B SCALE
O x

The diagram shows a curve with equation y = 2x 2 - 2x - 7 .

The straight line with equation y = 3x + 5 intersects the curve at the points A and B.

Find the coordinates of the points A and B.

A ( .................... , .................... )

B ( .................... , .................... ) [5]

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4 (a) In 2018, Gretal earned $32 000.

(i) She paid tax of 24% on these earnings.

Work out the amount she paid in tax in 2018.

$ ................................................ [2]

(ii) In 2019, Gretal’s earnings increased by 7%.

Work out her earnings in 2019.

$ ................................................ [2]

(b) Gretal invests $5000 at a rate of 2% per year compound interest.

Calculate the value of her investment at the end of 3 years.

$ ................................................ [2]

(c) One month, Gretal spent a total of $360 on presents.

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She spent 5 of this total on presents for her parents.
2
She spent 3 of the remaining money on presents for her friends.
She spent the rest of the money on presents for her sisters.

Calculate the percentage of the $360 that she spent on presents for her sisters.

............................................. % [4]
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(d) Arjun earned $36 515 in 2019.

This was an increase of 9% on his earnings in 2018.

Work out his earnings in 2018.

$ ................................................ [2]

(e) Arjun and Gretal each pay rent.

In 2018, the ratio of the amount each paid in rent was Arjun : Gretal = 5 : 7.
In 2019, the ratio of the amount each paid in rent was Arjun : Gretal = 9 : 13.

Arjun paid the same amount of rent in both 2018 and 2019.
Gretal paid $290 more rent in 2019 than she did in 2018.

Work out the amount Arjun paid in rent in 2019.

$ ................................................ [4]