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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.
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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]
