Revision [521 marks]

1. SPM.1.SL.TZ0.11

Helen is building a cabin using cylindrical logs of length 2.4 m and radius 8.4 cm. A
wedge is cut from one log and the cross-section of this log is illustrated in the
following diagram.

Find the volume of this log.

[4]

2. SPM.1.SL.TZ0.13

Mr Burke teaches a mathematics class with 15 students. In this class there are 6
female students and 9 male students.

Each day Mr Burke randomly chooses one student to answer a homework question.

(a)

Find the probability that on any given day Mr Burke chooses a female student
to answer a question.
 [1]

In the first month, Mr Burke will teach his class 20 times.

(b)

Find the probability he will choose a female student 8 times.

[2]

(c)

Find the probability he will choose a male student at most 9 times.

[3]

3. SPM.1.SL.TZ0.3

At the end of a school day, the Headmaster conducted a survey asking students in
how many classes they had used the internet.

The data is shown in the following table.

(a)

State whether the data is discrete or continuous.

[1]

The mean number of classes in which a student used the internet is 2.

(b)

Find the value of 𝑘.

[4]

(c)

It was not possible to ask every person in the school, so the Headmaster arranged
the student names in alphabetical order and then asked every 10th person on
the list.
 Identify the sampling technique used in the survey.

[1]

4. SPM.1.SL.TZ0.14

Ollie has installed security lights on the side of his house that are activated by a
sensor. The sensor is located at point C directly above point D. The area covered by
the sensor is shown by the shaded region enclosed by triangle ABC. The distance
from A to B is 4.5 m and the distance from B to C is 6 m. Angle AĈB is 15°.

(a)

Find CÂB.

[3]

(b)

Point B on the ground is 5 m from point E at the entrance to Ollie’s house. He is 1.8 m
tall and is standing at point D, below the sensor. He walks towards point B.

Find the distance Ollie is from the entrance to his house when he first activates the
sensor.

[5]
5. SPM.1.SL.TZ0.8

The intensity level of sound, 𝐿 measured in decibels (dB), is a function of the

sound intensity, 𝑆 watts per square metre (W m−2). The intensity level is given by the
following formula.

𝐿 = 10 log10 (𝑆 × 1012), 𝑆 ≥ 0.

(a)

An orchestra has a sound intensity of 6.4 × 10 −3 W m−2 . Calculate the intensity level, 𝐿
of the orchestra.

[2]

(b)

A rock concert has an intensity level of 112 dB. Find the sound intensity, 𝑆.

[2]

6. SPM.1.SL.TZ0.5

Professor Vinculum investigated the migration season of the Bulbul bird from their
natural wetlands to a warmer climate.

He found that during the migration season their population, 𝑃 could be modelled by
𝑃 = 1350 + 400(1.25)−𝑡 , 𝑡 ≥ 0 , where 𝑡 is the number of days since the start of
the migration season.

(a.i)

Find the population of the Bulbul birds at the start of the migration season.

[1]

(a.ii)

Find the population of the Bulbul birds after 5 days.

[2]

(b)

Calculate the time taken for the population to decrease below 1400.

[2]
 (c)

According to this model, find the smallest possible population of Bulbul birds during
the migration season.

[1]

7. SPM.1.SL.TZ0.7

Points A(3, 1), B(3, 5), C(11, 7), D(9, 1) and E(7, 3) represent snow shelters in
the Blackburn National Forest. These snow shelters are illustrated in the following
coordinate axes.

Horizontal scale: 1 unit represents 1 km.

Vertical scale: 1 unit represents 1 km.

(a)

Calculate the gradient of the line segment AE.

[2]

The Park Ranger draws three straight lines to form an incomplete Voronoi diagram.

(b)

Find the equation of the line which would complete the Voronoi cell containing site E.

Give your answer in the form 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑑 = 0 where 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑑 ∈ ℤ.

[3]
 (c)

In the context of the question, explain the significance of the Voronoi cell containing
site E.

[1]

8. SPM.1.SL.TZ0.12

Jae Hee plays a game involving a biased six-sided die.

The faces of the die are labelled −3, −1, 0, 1, 2 and 5.

The score for the game, X, is the number which lands face up after the die is rolled.

The following table shows the probability distribution for X.

(a)

Find the exact value of 𝑝.

[1]

Jae Hee plays the game once.

(b)

Calculate the expected score.

[2]

(c)

Jae Hee plays the game twice and adds the two scores together.

Find the probability Jae Hee has a total score of −3.

[3]

9. SPM.1.SL.TZ0.2
The Osaka Tigers basketball team play in a multilevel stadium.

The most expensive tickets are in the first row. The ticket price, in Yen (¥), for each
row forms an arithmetic sequence. Prices for the first three rows are shown in the
following table.

(a)

Write down the value of the common difference, 𝑑

[1]

(b)

Calculate the price of a ticket in the 16th row.

[2]
 (c)

Find the total cost of buying 2 tickets in each of the first 16 rows.

[3]

10. SPM.2.SL.TZ0.5

The braking distance of a vehicle is defined as the distance travelled from where the
brakes are applied to the point where the vehicle comes to a complete stop.

The speed, 𝑠 m s−1 , and braking distance, 𝑑 m, of a truck were recorded. This
information is summarized in the following table.

This information was used to create Model A, where 𝑑 is a function of 𝑠, 𝑠 ≥ 0.

Model A: 𝑑(𝑠) = 𝑝𝑠 2 + 𝑞𝑠, where 𝑝, 𝑞 ∈ ℤ

At a speed of 6 m s−1, Model A can be represented by the equation 6𝑝 + 𝑞 = 2.

(a.i)

Write down a second equation to represent Model A, when the speed is 10 m s−1.

[2]

(a.ii)

Find the values of 𝑝 and 𝑞.

[2]

(b)

Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑑(𝑠).

[2]

(c)

Using the values in the table and your answer to part (b), sketch the graph of 𝑦 =
𝑑(𝑠) for 0 ≤ 𝑠 ≤ 10 and −10 ≤ 𝑑 ≤ 60, clearly showing the vertex.
 [3]

(d)

Hence, identify why Model A may not be appropriate at lower speeds.

[1]

Additional data was used to create Model B, a revised model for the braking distance
of a truck.

Model B: 𝑑(𝑠) = 0.95𝑠 2 − 3.92𝑠

(e)

Use Model B to calculate an estimate for the braking distance at a speed of 20 m s−1.

[2]

The actual braking distance at 20 m s−1 is 320 m.

(f)

Calculate the percentage error in the estimate in part (e).

[2]

(g)

It is found that once a driver realizes the need to stop their vehicle, 1.6 seconds will
elapse, on average, before the brakes are engaged. During this reaction time, the
vehicle will continue to travel at its original speed.

A truck approaches an intersection with speed 𝑠 m s−1. The driver notices the
intersection’s traffic lights are red and they must stop the vehicle within a
distance of 330 m.

Using model B and taking reaction time into account, calculate the maximum
possible speed of the truck if it is to stop before the intersection.
 [3]

11. SPM.2.SL.TZ0.3

The Malvern Aquatic Center hosted a 3 metre spring board diving event. The judges,
Stan and Minsun awarded 8 competitors a score out of 10. The raw data is collated in
the following table.

(a.i)

Write down the value of the Pearson’s product–moment correlation coefficient, 𝑟.

[2]

(a.ii)

Using the value of 𝑟, interpret the relationship between Stan’s score and Minsun’s
score.

[2]

(b)

Write down the equation of the regression line 𝑦 on 𝑥.

[2]

(c.i)

Use your regression equation from part (b) to estimate Minsun’s score when
Stan awards a perfect 10.

[2]

(c.ii)

State whether this estimate is reliable. Justify your answer.

[2]

The Commissioner for the event would like to find the Spearman’s rank correlation
coefficient.
 (d)

Copy and complete the information in the following table.

[2]

(e.i)

Find the value of the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, 𝑟𝑠 .

[2]

(e.ii)

Comment on the result obtained for 𝑟𝑠 .

[2]

(f)

The Commissioner believes Minsun’s score for competitor G is too high and so
decreases the score from 9.5 to 9.1.

Explain why the value of the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient 𝑟𝑠 does not
change.

[1]

12. SPM.2.SL.TZ0.3

The Malvern Aquatic Center hosted a 3 metre spring board diving event. The judges,
Stan and Minsun awarded 8 competitors a score out of 10. The raw data is collated in
the following table.

(a.i)
Write down the value of the Pearson’s product–moment correlation coefficient, 𝑟.

[2]

(a.ii)

Using the value of 𝑟, interpret the relationship between Stan’s score and Minsun’s
score.

[2]

(b)

Write down the equation of the regression line 𝑦 on 𝑥.

[2]

(c.i)

Use your regression equation from part (b) to estimate Minsun’s score when
Stan awards a perfect 10.

[2]

(c.ii)

State whether this estimate is reliable. Justify your answer.

[2]

The Commissioner for the event would like to find the Spearman’s rank correlation
coefficient.

(d)

Copy and complete the information in the following table.

[2]

(e.i)

Find the value of the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, 𝑟𝑠 .

 [2]

(e.ii)

Comment on the result obtained for 𝑟𝑠 .

[2]

(f)

The Commissioner believes Minsun’s score for competitor G is too high and so
decreases the score from 9.5 to 9.1.

Explain why the value of the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient 𝑟𝑠 does not
change.

[1]

13. EXN.1.SL.TZ0.2

A factory produces engraved gold disks. The cost 𝐶 of the disks is directly
proportional to the cube of the radius 𝑟 of the disk.

A disk with a radius of 0.8 cm costs 375 US dollars (USD).

(a)

Find an equation which links 𝐶 and 𝑟.

[3]

(b)

Find, to the nearest USD, the cost of disk that has a radius of 1.1 cm.

[2]

14. EXN.1.SL.TZ0.1

A school consists of 740 students divided into 5 grade levels. The numbers of
students in each grade are shown in the table below.
 The Principal of the school wishes to select a sample of 25 students. She wishes to
ensure that, as closely as possible, the proportion of the students from each grade in
the sample is the same as the proportions in the school.

(a)

Calculate the number of grade 12 students who should be in the sample.

[3]

(b)

The Principal selects the students for the sample by asking those who took part in a
previous survey if they would like to take part in another. She takes the first of
those who reply positively, up to the maximum needed for the sample.

State which two of the sampling methods listed below best describe the
method used.

Stratified Quota Convenience Systematic Simple random

[2]

15. EXN.1.SL.TZ0.4

A food scientist measures the weights of 760 potatoes taken from a single field and
the distribution of the weights is shown by the cumulative frequency curve below.
(a)

Find the number of potatoes in the sample with a weight of more than 200 grams.

[2]

(b.i)

Find the median weight.

[1]

(b.ii)

Find the lower quartile.

[1]
 (b.iii)

Find the upper quartile.

[1]

(c)

The weight of the smallest potato in the sample is 20 grams and the weight of the
largest is 400 grams.

Use the scale shown below to draw a box and whisker diagram showing
the distribution of the weights of the potatoes. You may assume there are no
outliers.

[2]

16. EXN.1.SL.TZ0.5

The 𝑝𝐻 of a solution is given by the formula 𝑝𝐻 = −log10 𝐶 where 𝐶 is the hydrogen

ion concentration in a solution, measured in moles per litre (Ml−1).

(a)

Find the 𝑝𝐻 value for a solution in which the hydrogen ion concentration is 5.2 ×
10−8.

[2]

(b.i)

Write an expression for 𝐶 in terms of 𝑝𝐻.

[2]

(b.ii)

Find the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution with 𝑝𝐻 4.2. Give your answer in the
form 𝑎 × 10𝑘 where 1 ≤ 𝑎 < 10 and 𝑘 is an integer.

[2]
17. EXN.1.SL.TZ0.11

A farmer owns a triangular field ABC. The length of side [AB] is 85 m and side [AC] is
110 m. The angle between these two sides is 55∘.

(a)

Find the area of the field.

[3]

(b)

The farmer would like to divide the field into two equal parts by constructing a straight
fence from A to a point D on [BC].

Find BD. Fully justify any assumptions you make.

[6]

18. EXN.1.SL.TZ0.5

The 𝑝𝐻 of a solution is given by the formula 𝑝𝐻 = −log10 𝐶 where 𝐶 is the hydrogen

ion concentration in a solution, measured in moles per litre (Ml−1).

(a)

Find the 𝑝𝐻 value for a solution in which the hydrogen ion concentration is 5.2 ×
10−8.

[2]

(b.i)

Write an expression for 𝐶 in terms of 𝑝𝐻.

[2]

(b.ii)

Find the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution with 𝑝𝐻 4.2. Give your answer in the
form 𝑎 × 10𝑘 where 1 ≤ 𝑎 < 10 and 𝑘 is an integer.

[2]

19. EXN.1.SL.TZ0.12
A disc is divided into 9 sectors, number 1 to 9. The angles at the centre of each of
the sectors 𝑢𝑛 form an arithmetic sequence, with 𝑢1 being the largest angle.

(a)
9
Write down the value of Σ 𝑢𝑖 .
𝑖=1

[1]
1
It is given that 𝑢9 = 3 𝑢1.

(b)

Find the value of 𝑢1.

[4]

(c)

A game is played in which the arrow attached to the centre of the disc is spun and
the sector in which the arrow stops is noted. If the arrow stops in sector 1 the
player wins 10 points, otherwise they lose 2 points.

Let 𝑋 be the number of points won

Find E(𝑋).

[2]
20. EXN.1.SL.TZ0.10

The diagram below shows part of the screen from a weather forecasting website
showing the data for town A. The percentages on the bottom row represent the
likelihood of some rain during the hour leading up to the time given. For example
there is a 69% chance (a probability of 0.69) of rain falling on any point in town A
between 0900 and 1000.

Paula works at a building site in the area covered by this page of the website from
0900 to 1700. She has lunch from 1300 to 1400.

(a)

Write down the probability it rains during Paula’s lunch break.

[1]

In the following parts you may assume all probabilities are independent.

Paula needs to work outside between 1000 and 1300.

(b)

Find the probability it will rain in each of the three hours Paula is working outside.

[2]

Paula will also spend her lunchtime outside.

(c)

Find the probability it will not rain while Paula is outside.

 [2]

(d)

Find the probability it will rain at least once while Paula is outside.

[2]

21. EXN.1.SL.TZ0.8

The water temperature (𝑇) in Lake Windermere is measured on the first day of
eight consecutive months (𝑚) from January to August (months 1 to 8) and the results
are shown below. The value for May (month 5) has been accidently deleted.

(a)

Assuming the data follows a linear model for this period, find the regression line
of 𝑇 on 𝑚 for the remaining data.

[2]

(b)

Use your line to find an estimate for the water temperature on the first day of May.

[2]

(c.i)

Explain why your line should not be used to estimate the value of 𝑚 at which the
temperature is 10.0 ∘ 𝐶.

[1]

(c.ii)

Explain in context why your line should not be used to predict the value for December
(month 12).

[1]

(d)
 State a more appropriate model for the water temperature in the lake over
an extended period of time. You are not expected to calculate any parameters.

[1]

22. EXN.1.SL.TZ0.6

The size of the population (𝑃) of migrating birds in a particular town can be
approximately modelled by the equation 𝑃 = 𝑎 sin(𝑏𝑡) + 𝑐, 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 ∈ ℝ+, where 𝑡 is
measured in months from the time of the initial measurements.

In a 12 month period the maximum population is 2600 and occurs when 𝑡 = 3 and
the minimum population is 800 and occurs when 𝑡 = 9.

This information is shown on the graph below.

(a.i)

Find the value of 𝑎.

[2]

(a.ii)

Find the value of 𝑏.

 [2]

(a.iii)

Find the value of 𝑐.

[1]

(b)

Find the value of 𝑡 at which the population first reaches 2200.

[2]

23. EXN.2.SL.TZ0.4

A dice manufacturer claims that for a novelty die he produces the probability of
scoring the numbers 1 to 5 are all equal, and the probability of a 6 is two times the
probability of scoring any of the other numbers.

(a)

Find the probability of scoring a six when rolling the novelty die.

[3]

(b)

Find the probability of scoring more than 2 sixes when this die is rolled 5 times.

[4]

24. EXM.1.SL.TZ0.4

The diagram below is part of a Voronoi diagram.

 Diagram not to scale

A and B are sites with B having the co-ordinates of (4, 6). L is an edge; the equation of
this perpendicular bisector of the line segment from A to B is 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 9

Find the co-ordinates of the point A.

[9]

25. EXM.1.SL.TZ0.5

A set of data comprises of five numbers 𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 , 𝑥4, 𝑥5 which have been placed in
ascending order.

(a)
𝑛+1
Recalling definitions, such as the Lower Quartile is the 𝑡ℎ piece of data with the
4
data placed in order, find an expression for the Interquartile Range.

[2]

(b)

Hence, show that a data set with only 5 numbers in it cannot have any outliers.

[5]

(c)

Give an example of a set of data with 7 numbers in it that does have an outlier, justify
this fact by stating the Interquartile Range.

[2]

26. EXM.1.SL.TZ0.3
Charles wants to measure the strength of the relationship between the price of a
house and its distance from the city centre where he lives. He chooses houses of a
similar size and plots a graph of price, 𝑃 (in thousands of dollars) against distance
from the city centre, 𝑑 (km).

(a)

Explain why it is not appropriate to use Pearson’s product moment correlation

coefficient to measure the strength of the relationship between 𝑃 and 𝑑.

[1]

(b)

Explain why it is appropriate to use Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient to

measure the strength of the relationship between 𝑃 and 𝑑.

[1]

The data from the graph is shown in the table.

 (c)

Calculate Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient for this data.

[6]

(d)

State what conclusion Charles can make from the answer in part (c).

[1]

27. EXM.1.SL.TZ0.2

Kayla wants to measure the extent to which two judges in a gymnastics competition
are in agreement. Each judge has ranked the seven competitors, as shown in the
table, where 1 is the highest ranking and 7 is the lowest.

(a)

Calculate Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient for this data.

[5]

(b)

State what conclusion Kayla can make from the answer in part (a).

[1]

28. EXM.1.SL.TZ0.5

A set of data comprises of five numbers 𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 , 𝑥4, 𝑥5 which have been placed in
ascending order.

(a)
𝑛+1
Recalling definitions, such as the Lower Quartile is the 𝑡ℎ piece of data with the
4
data placed in order, find an expression for the Interquartile Range.

[2]
 (b)

Hence, show that a data set with only 5 numbers in it cannot have any outliers.

[5]

(c)

Give an example of a set of data with 7 numbers in it that does have an outlier, justify
this fact by stating the Interquartile Range.

[2]

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30. EXM.2.SL.TZ0.3

Urvashi wants to model the height of a moving object. She collects the following data
showing the height, ℎ metres, of the object at time 𝑡 seconds.

She believes the height can be modeled by a quadratic function, ℎ(𝑡) = 𝑎𝑡 2 + 𝑏𝑡 + 𝑐,

where 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 ∈ ℝ.

(a)

Show that 4𝑎 + 2𝑏 + 𝑐 = 34.

[1]

(b)

Write down two more equations for 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐.

[3]

(c)

Solve this system of three equations to find the value of 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐.

[4]

Hence find

(d.i)
 when the height of the object is zero.

[3]

(d.ii)

the maximum height of the object.

[2]

31. EXM.2.SL.TZ0.4

A king rules a small mountain kingdom which is in the form of a square of length 4
kilometres. The square is described by the co-ordinate system 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 4.

The king has four adult children, each of which has a luxury palace located at the
points (1, 1), (3, 1), (1, 3), (3, 3). Each child owns all the land that is nearer their
palace than any other palace.

(a)

Sketch a Voronoi diagram to represent this information.

[2]

The king has a fifth (youngest) child who is now just growing up. He installs her in a
new palace situated at point (2, 2). The rule about ownership of land is then
reapplied.

(b)

Sketch a new Voronoi diagram to represent this new situation.

[2]

(c)

State what the shape of the land, owned by the youngest child, is.

[1]

(d)

Find the area of the youngest child’s land.

[4]

(e)
 Find how much land an older child has lost.

[1]

(f)

State, with a reason, if all five children now own an equal amount of land.

[2]

32. 24N.1.SL.TZ1.1

One of the steepest train tracks in the world is in Tennessee, USA.

This track is 1.52 𝑘𝑚 long, and the angle of elevation from the bottom of the track to
the top is 36.1∘ .

(a)

Label the diagram with the given values for the track length and the angle of elevation.

[2]

(b)

Find the vertical change in height from the bottom of the track to the top.

[2]

33. 24N.1.SL.TZ1.2

The scores on a test, out of 7 points, for 240 students are shown in the following
table.
 (a)

Find the mean and standard deviation of these test scores. Give your answers correct
to four significant figures.

[3]

(b)

The scores are multiplied by ten. Write down the new mean and standard deviation.

[2]

(c)

After the scores have been multiplied by ten, 30 points are added to each of them.

Write down the new mean and standard deviation.

[2]

34. 24N.1.SL.TZ1.3

Tickets to enter a museum are priced at 𝑎 dollars for adults and 𝑐 dollars for children.

A school group of 7 adults and 60 children paid a total of $832.

A family of 3 adults and 5 children paid a total of $108.

(a)

Write down two equations that represent this information.

[2]

(b)

Hence, find the price of

[[N/A]]

(b.i)

an adult ticket

[1]

(b.ii)

a child ticket.
 [1]

Rounded to the nearest thousand, there were 203 000 visitors at the museum last
year.

(c)

Write down the lower bound for the number of visitors last year.

[1]

35. 24N.1.SL.TZ1.4

Consider the following triangle, 𝑅𝑆𝑇 , such that 𝑅𝑆 = 39 𝑐𝑚 , 𝑆𝑇 = 40 𝑐𝑚 , and 𝑇𝑅 =

46 𝑐𝑚.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

Find the value of 𝑇𝑅̂𝑆.

[3]

(b)

Find the area of the triangle 𝑅𝑆𝑇.

[2]

36. 24N.1.SL.TZ1.4

Consider the following triangle, 𝑅𝑆𝑇 , such that 𝑅𝑆 = 39 𝑐𝑚 , 𝑆𝑇 = 40 𝑐𝑚 , and 𝑇𝑅 =

46 𝑐𝑚.
 [N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

Find the value of 𝑇𝑅̂𝑆.

[3]

(b)

Find the area of the triangle 𝑅𝑆𝑇.

[2]

37. 24N.1.SL.TZ1.5

The total cost, 𝐶(𝑑), in Canadian dollars (𝐶𝐴𝐷) , to hire a bicycle for 𝑑 days from
Pedal Paradise is given by the function

𝐶(𝑑) = 60𝑑 + 10, 𝑑 ≥ 3, 𝑑 ∈ ℤ.

The total cost includes a fixed charge to hire both a helmet and a repair kit.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

State, in context, what the values 60 and 10 represent.

[2]
 (b)

Calculate the cost of hiring a bicycle for 5 days.

[2]

Hema hires a bicycle from Pedal Paradise.

(c)

Write down the minimum number of days she can hire the bicycle.

[1]

(d)

Given that 𝐶 −1 (1270) = 𝑘, find the value of 𝑘.

[2]

38. 24N.1.SL.TZ1.8

On 1 January in a particular year, Anton invests $18 000 in a new bank account. The
account earns 4 % simple interest, on the original $18 000, at the start of each
subsequent year.

The amounts in the account at the start of each year form an arithmetic sequence.

(a)

Find the common difference of this sequence.

[2]

After 𝑘 complete years, the amount in Anton’s account will be greater than $32 000
for the first time.

(b)

Find the value of 𝑘.

[3]

39. 24N.1.SL.TZ1.9

The records at a driving school show that 60 % of students pass their driving test on
the first attempt.

A group of 30 students take their driving test for the first time.
 As part of its quality control, the driving school uses the model 𝑋 ∼ 𝐵(30, 0.60),
where 𝑋 is the number of students who pass the driving test.

(a)

Calculate the

[[N/A]]

(a.i)

mean of 𝑋

[1]

(a.ii)

variance of 𝑋.

[1]

(b)

Find the probability that

[[N/A]]

(b.i)

exactly 21 students pass the test

[2]

(b.ii)

fewer than 12 students pass the test.

[2]

(c)

State one assumption that the driving school makes in using this model.

[1]

40. 24N.1.SL.TZ1.11

A fair game is played where points are scored as follows:

• A win scores 𝑤 points.

 • A draw scores 0 points.
• A loss scores −7 points.
Let 𝑋 be the number of points scored during a game. The probability distribution is
shown.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

Find the value of 𝑝.

[2]

The game is played 60 times.

(b)

Find the expected number of losses.

[2]

(c)

Calculate the value of 𝑤, given that the game is fair.

[3]

41. 24N.1.SL.TZ1.13

A type of bacteria reproduces by dividing in two every 10 minutes.

There were 1250 bacteria in a colony 10 minutes after the start of an experiment.

The following table is used to estimate the number of bacteria, 𝑢𝑛 , for this colony.

The values of 𝑢𝑛 form the terms of a sequence.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

Complete the table by adding the two missing values.

[3]

As the number of bacteria increases from 1250 to 2500, the total number of
bacterial divisions is 1250.

(b.i)

Find the value of 𝑛 when the number of bacteria is 1.28 × 106.

[1]

(b.ii)
 Hence or otherwise, find the total number of bacterial divisions as the number of
bacteria increases from 1250 to 1.28 × 106. Give your answer correct to the
nearest thousand bacterial divisions.

[3]

42. 24N.1.SL.TZ2.1

One of the steepest straight roads in the world is in Dunedin, New Zealand.

This road is 161 𝑚 long, and the angle of elevation from the bottom of the road to the
top is 16.3∘ .

(a)

Label the diagram with the given values for the track length and the angle of elevation.

[2]

(b)

Find the vertical change in height from the bottom of the road to the top.

[2]

43. 24N.1.SL.TZ2.2

The scores on a test, out of 7 points, for 220 students are shown in the following
table.

(a)
 Find the mean and standard deviation of these test scores. Give your answers correct
to four significant figures.

[3]

(b)

The scores are multiplied by ten. Write down the new mean and standard deviation.

[2]

(c)

After the scores have been multiplied by ten, 30 points are added to each of them.

Write down the new mean and standard deviation.

[2]

44. 24N.1.SL.TZ2.4

Consider the following triangle, 𝐴𝐵𝐶, such that 𝐴𝐵 = 35 𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 36 𝑐𝑚, and 𝐶𝐴 =
42 𝑐𝑚 .

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

Find the value of 𝐶𝐴̂𝐵.

[3]
 (b)

Find the area of the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶.

[2]

45. 24N.1.SL.TZ2.3

Tickets to enter a theme park are priced at 𝑎 dollars for adults and 𝑐 dollars for
children.

A school group of 6 adults and 50 children paid a total of $1292.

A family of 2 adults and 3 children paid a total of $130.

(a)

Write down two equations that represent this information.

[2]

(b)

Hence, find the price of

[[N/A]]

(b.i)

an adult ticket

[1]

(b.ii)

a child ticket.

[1]

Rounded to the nearest thousand, there were 101 000 visitors at the theme park last
year.

(c)

Write down the lower bound for the number of visitors last year.

[1]

46. 24N.1.SL.TZ2.4
 Consider the following triangle, 𝐴𝐵𝐶, such that 𝐴𝐵 = 35 𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 36 𝑐𝑚, and 𝐶𝐴 =
42 𝑐𝑚 .

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

Find the value of 𝐶𝐴̂𝐵.

[3]

(b)

Find the area of the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶.

[2]

47. 24N.1.SL.TZ2.5

The total cost, 𝐶(𝑑), in Canadian dollars (𝐶𝐴𝐷) , to hire a bicycle for 𝑑 days from
Pedal Paradise is given by the function

𝐶(𝑑) = 60𝑑 + 10, 𝑑 ≥ 3, 𝑑 ∈ ℤ.

The total cost includes a fixed charge to hire both a helmet and a repair kit.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)
 State, in context, what the values 60 and 10 represent.

[2]

(b)

Calculate the cost of hiring a bicycle for 5 days.

[2]

Hema hires a bicycle from Pedal Paradise.

(c)

Write down the minimum number of days she can hire the bicycle.

[1]

(d)

Given that 𝐶 −1 (1270) = 𝑘, find the value of 𝑘.

[2]

48. 24N.1.SL.TZ2.6

Radioactive carbon is a material that decays over time.

The mass, 𝑚(𝑡) (in nanograms), of radioactive carbon in a fossil of a plant, after 𝑡
years, can be modelled by the function

𝑚(𝑡) = 120 𝑒 −0.000121𝑡

where 𝑡 is the time since the plant died.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

Write down the initial mass of the radioactive carbon.

[1]

(b)

Find the mass of the radioactive carbon after 20 000 years.

[2]
 (c)

Calculate the smallest number of complete years it takes for more than half the
sample to decay.

[3]

49. 24N.1.SL.TZ2.8

On 1 January in a particular year, Eva invests $25 000 in a new bank account. The
account earns 5 % simple interest, on the original $25 000, at the start of each
subsequent year.

The amounts in the account at the start of each year form an arithmetic sequence.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

Find the common difference of this sequence.

[2]

After 𝑘 complete years, the amount in Eva’s account will be greater than $44 000 for
the first time.

(b)

Find the value of 𝑘.

[3]

50. 24N.1.SL.TZ2.9

The records at a driving school show that 55 % of students pass their driving test on
the first attempt.

A group of 20 students take their driving test for the first time.

As part of its quality control, the driving school uses the model 𝑋 ∼ 𝐵(20, 0.55),
where 𝑋 is the number of students who pass the driving test.

(a)
 Calculate the

[[N/A]]

(a.i)

mean of 𝑋

[1]

(a.ii)

variance of 𝑋.

[1]

(b)

Find the probability that

[[N/A]]

(b.i)

exactly 14 students pass the test

[2]

(b.ii)

fewer than 5 students pass the test.

[2]

(c)

State one assumption that the driving school makes in using this model.

[1]

51. 24N.1.SL.TZ2.11

A fair game is played where points are scored as follows:

• A win scores 𝑤 points.

• A draw scores 0 points.
• A loss scores −5 points.
Let 𝑋 be the number of points scored during a game. The probability distribution is
shown.
 (a)

Find the value of 𝑝.

[2]

The game is played 60 times.

(b)

Find the expected number of losses.

[2]

(c)

Calculate the value of 𝑤, given that the game is fair.

[3]

52. 24N.1.SL.TZ2.13

A type of bacteria reproduces by dividing in two every 10 minutes.

There were 1250 bacteria in a colony 10 minutes after the start of an experiment.

The following table is used to estimate the number of bacteria, 𝑢𝑛 , for this colony.
 The values of 𝑢𝑛 form the terms of a sequence.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

Complete the table by adding the two missing values.

[3]

As the number of bacteria increases from 1250 to 2500, the total number of
bacterial divisions is 1250.

(b.i)

Find the value of 𝑛 when the number of bacteria is 1.28 × 106.

[1]

(b.ii)

Hence or otherwise, find the total number of bacterial divisions as the number of
bacteria increases from 1250 to 1.28 × 106. Give your answer correct to the
nearest thousand bacterial divisions.

[3]

53. 24N.2.SL.TZ1.1

The following grid shows a restaurant’s floorplan. There are four food stations
centred at points 𝑃, 𝑄, 𝑅 and 𝑆. The Voronoi diagram for these four points is shown.
Point 𝑄 is not shown.
One unit represents 1 metre.

Point 𝑃 is located at (2, 2).

The equation of the perpendicular bisector of [𝑃𝑄] is 𝑦 = 4.

(a)

Write down the coordinates of 𝑄.

[1]

Points 𝑅 and 𝑆 are located at (11, 0), and (12, 6), respectively.

(b)

Find

[[N/A]]

(b.i)

the coordinates of the midpoint of [𝑅𝑆]

[2]

(b.ii)
 the equation of the perpendicular bisector of [𝑅𝑆]. Give your answer in the form 𝑦 =
𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐.

[4]

Customers in the restaurant take their food from the nearest food station.

The following table shows the average waiting time, in minutes, for each food station.

(c)

Using nearest-neighbour interpolation, find the average waiting time for a customer at
point (6, 8).

[1]

The owner considers collecting her sample data from 2 weekdays and 1 weekend by
recording the amount spent on the first 12 orders on each of these days.

(d.i)

State which one of the following methods best describes the owner’s planned
sampling:

convenience, systematic, or stratified.

[1]

(d.ii)

State one disadvantage of this sampling technique.

[1]

54. 24N.2.SL.TZ1.3
A survey was answered by 20 000 expatriates (people living in a country that is not
their own). The data ranked countries in order of the country they felt was best for
expatriates. The highest-ranked country was Switzerland.

These results were compared to happiness scores taken from The World Happiness
Report 2022. The following table shows this data for the top 10 expatriate countries.

[Source: InterNations. 2022. Expat Insider 2022. [online] Available at: https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/2022/. Source adapted.

Heliwell, J. F., Huang, H., Wang, S. and Norton, M., 2022. Statistical Appendix for “Happiness, benevolence, and trust during COVID-19 and

beyond,” Chapter 2 of World Happiness Report 2022. [pdf online] Available at: https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2022/happiness-benevolence-

and-trust-during-covid-19-and-beyond/ [Accessed 13 November 2023]. Source adapted.]

(a)

For the happiness score, find

[[N/A]]

(a.i)

the upper quartile

[2]

(a.ii)

the interquartile range.

[2]

(b)

Show that Switzerland’s happiness score is not an outlier for this data.
 [3]

The happiness scores were ranked to calculate Spearman’s rank correlation

coefficient, 𝑟𝑠 . These ranks are shown in the following table.

[Source: Heliwell, J. F., Huang, H., Wang, S. and Norton, M., 2022. Statistical Appendix for “Happiness, benevolence, and trust during COVID-19

and beyond,” Chapter 2 of World Happiness Report 2022. [pdf online] Available at: https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2022/happiness-

benevolence-and-trust-during-covid-19-and-beyond/ [Accessed 13 November 2023]. Source adapted.]

(c)

Write down the value of

[[N/A]]

(c.i)

[1]

(c.ii)

[1]

(c.iii)

𝑐.

[1]

(d.i)
 Find 𝑟𝑠 .

[2]

(d.ii)

If France’s happiness score is upgraded to 6.9, explain why the value of 𝑟𝑠 does not
change.

[1]

Jose concludes from this data that countries with high happiness scores are likely to
be favourite expatriate countries.

(e)

State, with a reason, whether Jose’s conclusion is appropriate.

[1]

55. 24N.2.SL.TZ1.5

Jamali is designing a tent in the shape of a right pyramid with a regular hexagonal
base, centre 𝑂. The length of each side of the base is 3 𝑚, the length of each sloping
edge is 4.2 𝑚, and the distance between each vertex on the base and 𝑂 is 3 𝑚, as
shown in the diagrams.

The top of the tent, 𝑇, will be supported by a vertical pole from 𝑂.

(a)

Find the length of the pole, 𝑂𝑇.

[2]

The hexagonal base can be divided into six equilateral triangles.

(b)

Find

[[N/A]]

(b.i)

the area of the base

[3]

(b.ii)

the volume of the tent.

[2]

(c)

Find the value of 𝑂𝐴̂𝑇.

[2]

For extra support, Jamali decides to attach a rope, with length 3.5 𝑚 , to the tent at a
point, 𝑃 , on the edge 𝐴𝑇.
 The rope will be fixed to the ground at point 𝑄, such that:

• the rope, [𝑃𝑄], is straight

• points 𝑄, 𝐴 and 𝐵 lie on a straight line
• 𝐴𝑄̂ 𝑃 = 30∘.
This is shown in the diagrams.

(d)

Find 𝐴𝑄.

[4]

For decoration at night, Jamali wants to fix a strip of lights from point 𝐴 to a point, 𝑅 ,
along the rope [𝑃𝑄].

The strip of lights, [𝐴𝑅], is straight and has length 0.8 𝑚.

(e)

Find the two possible values of 𝑄𝑅.

[4]

56. 24N.2.SL.TZ2.1

The following grid shows a restaurant’s floorplan. There are four food stations
centred at points 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 and 𝐷. The Voronoi diagram for these four points is shown.
Point 𝐴 is not shown.

One unit represents 1 metre.

Point 𝐵 is located at (2, 6).

The equation of the perpendicular bisector of [𝐴𝐵] is 𝑦 = 4.

(a)

Write down the coordinates of 𝐴.

[1]

Points 𝐶 and 𝐷 are located at (9, 0) , and (10, 6) , respectively.

(b)

Find

[[N/A]]

(b.i)

the coordinates of the midpoint of [𝐶𝐷]

 [2]

(b.ii)

the equation of the perpendicular bisector of [𝐶𝐷]. Give your answer in the form 𝑦 =
𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐.

[4]

Customers in the restaurant take their food from the nearest food station.

The following table shows the average waiting time, in minutes, for each food station.

(c)

Using nearest-neighbour interpolation, find the average waiting time for a customer at
point (4, 6).

[1]

The restaurant owner wishes to determine whether customers spend more money
during the weekend. She decides to use a two-sample 𝑡-test at a 5 % level of
significance.

For this test, the null hypothesis is:

𝐻0 : 𝜇1 = 𝜇2

where 𝜇1 is the mean amount of money spent by all customers on weekdays, and 𝜇2
is the mean amount of money spent by all customers on weekends.

(d)

State the alternative hypothesis.

[1]

The owner considers collecting her sample data from 2 weekdays and 1 weekend by
recording the amount spent on the first 12 orders on each of these days.
 (e.i)

State which one of the following methods best describes the owner’s planned
sampling:

convenience, systematic, or stratified.

[1]

(e.ii)

State one disadvantage of this sampling technique.

[1]

The restaurant owner instead collects the data using simple random sampling.

The p-value is 0.0897 for the sampled data.

(f)

State the conclusion for the test. Justify your answer.

[2]

57. 24M.1.SL.TZ1.8

The formula 𝐹 = 1.8𝐶 + 32 is used to convert a temperature in degrees Celsius, 𝐶, to

degrees Fahrenheit, 𝐹.

(a.i)

Find a formula for converting a temperature in degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius.

[2]

(a.ii)

Find the temperature in degrees Celsius that is recorded as 77 degrees Fahrenheit.

[1]

Over one year, the mean daily temperature in Mexico City was calculated to be 17
degrees Celsius with a standard deviation of 9 degrees Celsius.

(b)
 For the same year, find in degrees Fahrenheit

[[N/A]]

(b.i)

the mean daily temperature in Mexico City.

[1]

(b.ii)

the standard deviation of the daily temperature in Mexico City.

[2]

58. 24M.1.SL.TZ1.6

Points 𝐴(3, 4), 𝐵(9, 6) and 𝐶(11, 2) are shown on the following diagram, along with
the perpendicular bisectors of [𝐴𝐵], [𝐴𝐶] and [𝐵𝐶].

The perpendicular bisector of [𝐵𝐶] intercepts the axes at coordinates (0, −1) and
(2, 0).

[N/A]

[[N/A]]
 (a)

Write down the equation of the perpendicular bisector of [𝐵𝐶].

[2]

The equation of the perpendicular bisector of [𝐴𝐵] is 𝑦 = −3𝑥 + 23.

(b)

Find the coordinates of point 𝑉 where the perpendicular bisectors meet. Give your
answer to four significant figures.

[2]

A Voronoi diagram is constructed with points 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 as the three sites.

(c)

Draw, clearly, the edges of the Voronoi diagram on the given diagram.

[2]

59. 24M.1.SL.TZ1.3

On 1 January 2025, the Faber Car Company will release a new car to global markets.
The company expects to sell 40 cars in January 2025. The number of cars sold each
month can be modelled by a geometric sequence where 𝑟 = 1.1.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

Use this model to find the number of cars that will be sold in December 2025.

[2]

(b)

Use this model to find the total number of cars that will be sold in the year

[[N/A]]

(b.i)

2025.
 [2]

(b.ii)

2026.

[3]

60. 24M.1.SL.TZ1.3

On 1 January 2025, the Faber Car Company will release a new car to global markets.
The company expects to sell 40 cars in January 2025. The number of cars sold each
month can be modelled by a geometric sequence where 𝑟 = 1.1.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

Use this model to find the number of cars that will be sold in December 2025.

[2]

(b)

Use this model to find the total number of cars that will be sold in the year

[[N/A]]

(b.i)

2025.

[2]

(b.ii)

2026.

[3]

61. 24M.1.SL.TZ1.10

When studying big cats, researchers use a model in which the mass (𝑚 kilograms) of
an animal is directly proportional to the cube of its shoulder height (ℎ metres).
 [Source: Saddako, n.d. Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Running - stock photo. [image online] Available at:

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/photo/cheetah-running-royalty-free-image/523244194?phrase=cheetah+speed&adppopup=true

[Accessed 2 May 2023]. Source adapted.]

[Source: GlobalP, n.d. Lion, Panthera leo, 8 years old, standing - stock photo. [image online] Available at:

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/photo/lion-panthera-leo-8-years-old-standing-royalty-free-

image/134976936?phrase=Lion+standing&adppopup=true [Accessed 2 May 2023]. Source adapted.]

A cheetah has a mass of 64 𝑘𝑔 and shoulder height of 0.8 metres.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a.i)

Use the model to find an expression for 𝑚 in terms of ℎ.

[3]

(a.ii)

Hence find the mass of a different cheetah, with a shoulder height of 0.75 metres.

[1]

‘Rubner’s law’ states that the energy needs of an animal (𝐸) are directly proportional
to the square of ℎ.

The energy needs of a lion of mass 220 𝑘𝑔 are 𝑘 times the energy needs of a cheetah
of mass 64 𝑘𝑔.

(b)

Find the value of 𝑘.

[4]

62. 24M.1.SL.TZ1.2
A teacher surveys their students to find out if they have eaten at the local Thai and
Indian cafés. The results of the survey are shown in the following Venn diagram.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

Write down the number of students surveyed.

[1]

(b)

Write down the number of students who have not eaten at the Indian café.

[1]

A student is chosen at random from those surveyed.

(c)

Find the probability this student has eaten at both the Thai café and the Indian café.

[1]

Let 𝑇 be the event: a student has eaten at the Thai café.

Let 𝐼 be the event: a student has eaten at the Indian café.

(d)
 Find 𝑃 (𝑇 ∪ 𝐼).

[1]

(e)

State whether the events 𝑇 and 𝐼 are mutually exclusive. Justify your answer.

[2]

63. 24M.1.SL.TZ1.4

A cell phone starts charging at 07: 00. While being charged, the percentage of power,
𝑃, in the phone is modelled by the function 𝑃 = 100 − 60 × 𝑎−𝑡 , where 𝑡 is the
number of hours after 07: 00.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

Find the percentage of power in the phone at 07: 00.

[2]

The percentage of power in the phone reaches 75 % at 08: 00.

(b)

Find the value of 𝑎.

[2]

(c)

Draw the graph of 𝑃 = 100 − 60 × 𝑎−𝑡 on the following set of axes.

 [2]

(d)

State a mathematical reason why the model predicts the percentage of power in the
phone will never reach 100 %.

[1]

64. 24M.1.SL.TZ1.7

The following graph shows the depth of water, 𝑑 metres, in a river at 𝑡 hours after
12: 00.

At 15: 00, the depth of water reaches 7 𝑚, its highest level. At 21: 00, the depth of
water drops to 1 𝑚, its lowest level.

The depth can be modelled by the function 𝑑(𝑡) = 𝑎 sin (𝑏𝑡) + 4.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a)

Find the value of 𝑎.

[1]

(b)

Find the value of 𝑏.

[2]

(c)
 Find the first time after 12: 00 when the depth is equal to 3 𝑚. Give your answer to the
nearest minute.

[3]

65. 24M.1.SL.TZ1.11

The following diagram shows a semicircle with centre 𝑂 and diameter 𝑃𝑄. A rectangle
𝑂𝐴𝐵𝐶 is also shown, such that 𝐴𝐵 = 8 and 𝑂𝐴 = 5.

Find the length of the arc 𝐵𝑄.

[5]

66. 24M.1.SL.TZ1.12

Zac raises funds for a library by running a game where players spin a needle. The final
position of the needle results in an outcome where a player wins or loses money. The
outcomes, with associated probabilities, are shown in the following diagram.
Let 𝑋 represent the amount that a player of this game wins.

[N/A]

[[N/A]]

(a.i)

Find the expected value of 𝑋.

[2]

(a.ii)

Interpret your answer to part (a)(i).

[1]

To encourage a person to keep playing this game, Zac increases the winning prize for
the second game they play from $5 to $6. For each successive game they play, the
winning prize continues to increase by $1.

Emily plays 𝑘 games. The 𝑘𝑡ℎ game is fair.

(b)
 [N/A]

[[N/A]]

(b.i)

Find the value of 𝑘.

[4]

(b.ii)

Explain why Zac expects to raise money from the games Emily plays.

[1]

67. 24M.1.SL.TZ2.8

Gustav plays a game in which he first tosses an unbiased coin and then rolls an
unbiased six-sided die.

If the coin shows tails, the score on the die is Gustav’s final number of points.

If the coin shows heads, one is added to the score on the die for Gustav’s final
number of points.

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(a)

Find the probability that Gustav’s final number of points is 7.

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(b)

Complete the following table.

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(c)

Calculate the expected value of Gustav’s final number of points.

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68. 24M.1.SL.TZ2.4

At a particular building site, the number of square metres of bricks, 𝑛, that can be laid
in one working day varies directly with the number of bricklayers, 𝐵.

Five bricklayers can lay an area of 60 𝑚2 of bricks in one working day.

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(a)

Calculate the area that can be laid by 7 bricklayers in one working day.

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At another building site, the time, 𝑡 hours, it takes to lay bricks varies inversely with
the number of bricklayers, 𝐵.

Five bricklayers take 8 hours to lay an area of 60 𝑚2.

(b)

Calculate how long it takes 12 bricklayers to lay an area of 60 𝑚2.

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69. 24M.1.SL.TZ2.9

A marathon is a race over a distance of 42.195 𝑘𝑚. Two runners, Eefje and Shumay,
are training to run a marathon.

The two runners train in different ways:

• Eefje runs 5 𝑘𝑚 on the first day of training and then increases the distance she runs
by 2 𝑘𝑚 on each subsequent day.
• Shumay runs 5 𝑘𝑚 on the first day of training and then increases the distance she
runs by 13 % on each subsequent day.
Determine which runner will be the first to run the distance of a marathon on a
particular day of their training, and state on which day of their training this will occur.

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70. 24M.1.SL.TZ2.11
A sheep is in a field in the shape of a triangle, 𝐴𝐵𝐶.
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𝐴𝐶 = 21 metres, 𝐴𝐵 = 15 metres and 𝐶𝐴̂𝐵 = 78 .

A goat is in an adjacent field in the shape of a sector of a circle with centre, 𝐴, and
radius 8 metres.

The fields are shown in the diagram.

Determine which animal, the sheep or the goat, is in the field with the larger area, and
state how many extra square metres are in this larger field.

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