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Unit 6 Examination questions

1 In 2004 Colin had a salary of $7200.


(a) This was an increase of 20% on his salary in 2002.
Calculate his salary in 2002.

Answer (a) $ ������������������������������������������ [2]


(b) In 2006 his salary increased to $8100.
Calculate the percentage increase from 2004 to 2006.

Answer (b) ��������������������������������������� % [2]


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2 Zainab borrows $198 from a bank to pay for a new bed.


The bank charges compound interest at 1.9% per month.
Calculate how much interest she owes at the end of 3 months.
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer $ ������������������������������������������������ [3]

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3 Each year a school organizes a concert.
(a)  (i) In 2004 the cost of organising the concert was $385.
In 2005 the cost was 10% less than in 2004.
Calculate the cost in 2005.

Answer (a) (i) $ ������������������������������������� [2]


(ii) The cost of $385 in 2004 was 10% more than the cost in 2003.
Calculate the cost in 2003.

Answer (a) (ii) $ ������������������������������������ [2]


(b)  (i) In 2006 the number of tickets sold was 210.
The ratio
Number of adult tickets : Number of student tickets was 23 : 19.
How many adult tickets were sold? 

Answer (b) (i) ��������������������������������������� [2]


(ii) Adult tickets were $2.50 each and student tickets were $1.50 each.
Calculate the total amount received from selling the tickets. 

Answer (b) (ii) $ ������������������������������������ [2]


(iii) In 2006 the cost of organising the concert was $410.
Calculate the percentage profit in 2006. 

Answer (b) (iii) �������������������������������� % [2]


(c) In 2007, the number of tickets sold was again 210.
Adult tickets were $2.60 each and student tickets were $1.40 each.
The total amount received from selling the 210 tickets was $480.
How many student tickets were sold? 

Answer (c) �������������������������������������������� [4]


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4 Johan invested $600 for 3 years at 4% per year compound interest.
Calculate the final amount he had after three years.

Answer $ ����������������������������������������������� [3]


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5 Alaric invests $100 at 4% per year compound interest.

(a) How many dollars will Alaric have after 2 years?

Answer (a) $ ���������������������������������������� [2]


(b) After x years, Alaric will have y dollars.
He knows a formula to calculate y.
The formula is y = 100 × 1.04x

x (Years) 0 10 20 30 40
y (Dollars) 100 p 219 q 480
Use this formula to calculate the values of p and q in the table. 

Answer (b) p = �������������������������������������


q = �������������������������������������� [2]
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(c) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 5 years on the x-axis and 2 cm
to represent $50 on the y-axis, draw an x-axis for 0 ≤ x ≤ 40 and
y-axis for 0 ≤ y ≤ 500.

Plot the five points in the table and draw a smooth curve through them. [5]

(d) Use your graph to estimate


(i) how many dollars Alaric will have after 25 years,

Answer (d)(i) $ �������������������������������������� [1]


(ii) how many years, to the nearest year, it takes for Alaric to have $200.

Answer (d)(ii) ��������������������������������������� [1]


(e) Beatrice invests $100 at 7% per year simple interest.
(i) Show that after 20 years Beatrice has $240.[2]

(ii) How many dollars will Beatrice have after 40 years?

Answer (e)(ii) $ ������������������������������������� [1]


(iii) On the same grid, draw a graph to show how the $100
which Beatrice invests will increase during the 40 years. [2]

(f) Alaric first has more than Beatrice after n years.


Use your graphs to find the value of n.

Answer ( f ) n = �������������������������������������� [1]


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6 A person in a car, travelling at 108 kilometres per hour, takes 1 second to go past
a building on the side of the road.

Calculate the length of the building in metres.

Answer ��������������������������������������������� m [2]


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7 The Canadian Maple Leaf train timetable from Toronto to Buffalo is show below.

Toronto 10 30
Oakville 10 52
Aldershot 11 07
Grimsby 11 41
St Catharines 11 59
Niagara Falls 12 24
Buffalo 13 25

(a) How long does the journey take from Toronto to Buffalo?

Answer (a) .................... h ������������� min [1]

(b) This journey is 154 kilometres. Calculate the average speed of the train.

Answer (b) ���������������������������������� km/h [2]


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8 (a) Shade the region A ∩ B

A B

[1]

(b) Shade the region (A ∪ B)′

A B

 [1]

(c) Shade the complement of set B



A B

[1]
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9 Shade the region required in each Venn Diagram.

A B A B


C C
   [2]
A′ ∩(B ∩ C ) A′ ∩(B ∪ C )
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10 ℰ = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 16} P = {2, 3, 5, 7, 11} S = {1, 4, 9, 16}  M = {3, 6, 9}
(a) Draw a Venn diagram to show this information.
Answer (a) 

 [2]


(b) Write down the value of n(M ′ ∩ P).

Answer (b) ���������������������������������������������� [1]


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11 In a survey of 60 cars, 25 use diesel, 20 use liquid hydrogen and 22 use electricity.
No cars use all three fuels and 14 cars use both diesel and electricity.
There are 8 cars which use diesel only, 15 cars which use liquid hydrogen
only and 6 cars which use electricity only.
In the Venn diagram below
ℰ = {cars in the survey},
D = {cars which use diesel},
L = {cars which use liquid hydrogen},
E = {cars which use electricity}.

D E

8 .... 6

....
.... ....
....
15

(a) Use the information above to fill in the five missing numbers
in the Venn diagram. [4]
(b) Find the number of cars which use diesel but not electricity.

Answer (b) ��������������������������������������������� [1]


(c) Find n(D′ ∩ (E ∪ L)).

Answer (c) ��������������������������������������������� [1]


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12 Simplify
0.75
⎛ p4 ⎞
(a) ⎜ ⎟ ,
⎝ 16 ⎠

Answer (a) ��������������������������������������������� [2]


(b) 3 q ÷ 2 q .
2 −3 3 −2

Answer (b) ��������������������������������������������� [2]


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5 32 1 −
5
13 Simplify    x ÷ x 2.
18 2

Answer �������������������������������������������������� [2]


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2
14 Simplify ( 27 x 3 ) 3 .

Answer �������������������������������������������������� [2]


Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Paper 21 Q8, June 2008

15 Find the value of n in the following equations.


(a) 2n = 1024

Answer (a) n = �������������������������������������� [1]


(b) 42n – 3 = 16

Answer (b) n = �������������������������������������� [2]


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16 Find the value of n in each of the following statements.


(a) 32n = 1

Answer (a) n = �������������������������������������� [1]


(b) 32n = 2

Answer (b) n = �������������������������������������� [1]


(c) 32n = 8

Answer (c) n = �������������������������������������� [1]


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17 Solve the equations
(a) 0.2x – 3 = 0.5x,

Answer (a) x = �������������������������������������� [2]


(b) 2x2 – 11x + 12 = 0.

Answer (b) x = ............... or x = ............. [3]


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18

D
C NOT TO
34º
SCALE

B 58º

P A T

A, B, C and D lie on the circle, centre O.


BD is a diameter and PAT is the tangent at A.
Angle ABD = 58° and angle CDB = 34°.
Find
(a) angle ACD,

Answer (a)  Angle ACD = �������������������� [1]


(b) angle ADB,

Answer (b)  Angle ADB = �������������������� [1]


(c) angle DAT,

Answer (c)  Angle DAT = �������������������� [1]


(d) angle CAO.

Answer (d)  Angle CAO = �������������������� [2]


Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Paper 21 Q22, June 2009

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19
B D
68º
NOT TO
SCALE
O E
C

A F

Points A, B and C lie on a circle, centre O, with diameter AB.

BD, OCE and AF are parallel lines.

Angle CBD = 68°.


Calculate
(a) angle BOC,

Answer (a)  Angle BOC = �������������������� [2]


(b) angle ACE.

Answer (b)  Angle ACE = �������������������� [2]

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Paper 21 Q19, November 2009

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20 A
22º B
NOT TO
wº SCALE

60º

yº zº
E D

AD is a diameter of the circle ABCDE.

Angle BAC = 22° and angle ADC = 60°.

AB and ED are parallel lines.


Find the values of w, x, y and z.

Answer w = ����������������������������������������������

Answer x = ���������������������������������������������

Answer y = ���������������������������������������������

Answer z = ��������������������������������������������� [4]


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21 y

6
Q T
4
U S
2

–8 –6 –4 2 0 2 4 6 8 x

–2

–4

P
R –6

–8

The diagram shows triangles P, Q, R, S, T and U.

(a) Describe fully the single transformation which maps triangle

(i) T onto P,

Answer (a)(i) ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� [2]


(ii) Q onto T,

Answer (a)(ii) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� [2]


(iii) T onto R,

Answer (a)(iii) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� [2]


(iv) T onto S, 

Answer (a)(iv) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� [3]


(v) U onto Q.

Answer (a)(v) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� [3]


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22 y
8

6
X
5

2
U T
1

–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
–1
V
–2

–3
W
–4

–5

–6

(a) Describe fully the single transformation which maps


(i) triangle T onto triangle U,

Answer (a) (i) = �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� [2]


(ii) triangle T onto triangle V,

Answer (a) (ii) = ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� [3]


(iii) triangle T onto triangle W,

Answer (a) (iii) = ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� [3]


(iv) triangle U onto triangle X.

Answer (a) (iv) = ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ [3]


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23 Claude goes to school by bus.
The probability that the bus is late is 0.1.
If the bus is late, the probability that Claude is late to school is 0.8.
If the bus is not late, the probability that Claude is late to school is 0.05.
(i) Calculate the probability that the bus is late and Claude is late to school.

Answer (i) ��������������������������������������������� [1]


(ii) Calculate the probability that Claude is late to school.

Answer (ii) ������������������������������������������� [3]


(iii) The school team lasts 56 days.
How many days would Claude expect to be late?

Answer (iii) ������������������������������������������ [1]


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24 First Second Third
Calculator Calculator Calculator

F
p

F F
p q
NF
NF
F
F
q
NF
NF

F = faulty NF
NF = not faulty

The tree diagram shows a testing procedure on calculators,


taken from a large batch.
1
Each time a calculator is chosen at random, the probability that it is faulty (F) is .
20
(a) Write down the values of p and q.

Answer (a) p = ............. and q = ������������ [1]


(b) Two calculators are chosen at random.
Calculate the probability that
(i) both are faulty,

Answer (b) (i) ���������������������������������������� [2]


(ii) exactly one is faulty.

Answer (b) (ii) ��������������������������������������� [2]


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(c) If exactly one out of two calculators tested is faulty, then a
third calculator is chosen at random.

Calculate the probability that exactly one of the first two


calculators is faulty and the third one is faulty.

Answer (c) �������������������������������������������� [2]


(d) The whole batch of calculators is rejected
either  if the first two chosen are both faulty
or    if a third one needs to be chosen and it is faulty.
Calculate the probability that the whole batch is rejected.

Answer (d) �������������������������������������������� [2]


(e) In one month, 1000 batches of calculators are tested in this way.
How many batches are expected to be rejected?

Answer (e) �������������������������������������������� [1]


Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Paper 4 Q8, June 2009

25     

A B

Box A contains 3 black balls and 1 white ball.


Box B contains 3 black balls and 2 white balls.
(a) A ball can be chosen at random from either box.
Copy and complete the following statement.
There is a greater probability of choosing a white ball from Box ................................................
Explain your answer.

Answer (a) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ [1]

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(b) Abdul chooses a box and then chooses a ball from this box at random.
2
The probability that he chooses box A is .
3
(i) Complete the tree diagram by writing the four
probabilities in the empty spaces.

BOX COLOUR
1
4 white

2 A
3
........ black

........ white
........
B

........ black [4]

(ii) Find the probability that Abdul chooses box A and a black ball.

Answer (b) (ii) ��������������������������������������� [2]


(iii) Find the probability that Abdul chooses a black ball.

Answer (b) (iii) �������������������������������������� [2]


(c) Tatiana chooses a box and then chooses two balls from this
box at random (without replacement).
2
The probability that she chooses box A is .
3
Find the probability that Tatiana chooses two white balls.

Answer (c) ��������������������������������������������� [2]

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