Semester 1 Review Paper 1 2018 [132 marks]

A group of 20 students travelled to a gymnastics tournament together. Their ages, in years, are given in the following table.

1a. For the students in this group find the mean age; [2 marks]

Markscheme
14+ 2× 15+7× 16+17+ 4× 18+19+20+3×22
(M1)
20

Note: Award (M1) for correct substitutions into mean formula.

(=) 17.5 (A1) (C2)

[2 marks]

1b. For the students in this group write down the median age. [1 mark]

Markscheme
16.5 (A1) (C1)

[1 mark]

The lower quartile of the ages is 16 and the upper quartile is 18.5.

1c. Draw a box-and-whisker diagram, for these students’ ages, on the following grid. [3 marks]
 Markscheme

(A1)(A1)(A1)(ft) (C3)

Note: Award (A1) for correct endpoints, (A1) for correct quartiles, (A1)(ft) for their median. Follow through from part (a)(ii), but only if
median is between 16 and 18.5. If a horizontal line goes through the box, award at most (A1)(A1)(A0). Award at most (A0)(A1)(A1) if a
ruler has not been used.

[3 marks]

Applicants for a job had to complete a mathematics test. The time they took to complete the test is normally distributed with a mean of
53 minutes and a standard deviation of 16.3. One of the applicants is chosen at random.

2a. Find the probability that this applicant took at least 40 minutes to complete the test. [2 marks]

Markscheme
0.787 (0.787433…, 78.7%) (M1)(A1) (C2)

Note: Award (M1) for a correct probability statement, P(X > 40), or a correctly shaded normal distribution graph.

[2 marks]

For 11% of the applicants it took longer than k minutes to complete the test.

2b. Find the value of k. [2 marks]

 Markscheme
73.0 (minutes) (72.9924…) (M1)(A1) (C2)

Note: Award (M1) for a correct probability statement, P(X > k) = 0.11, or a correctly shaded normal distribution graph.

[2 marks]

There were 400 applicants for the job.

Estimate the number of applicants who completed the test in less than 25 minutes.
2c. [2 marks]

Markscheme
0.0423433 … × 400 (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for multiplying a probability by 400. Do not award (M1) for 0.11 × 400.

Use of a lower bound less than zero gives a probability of 0.0429172….

= 16 (A1) (C2)

Notes: Accept a final answer of 17. Do not accept a final answer of 18. Accept a non-integer final answer either 16.9 (16.9373…)
from use of lower bound zero or 17.2 (17.1669…) from use of the default lower bound of −1099.

[2 marks]

The speed of light is 300 000 kilometres per second. The average distance from the Sun to the Earth is 149.6 million km.

3a. Calculate the time, in minutes, it takes for light from the Sun to reach the Earth. [3 marks]

Markscheme
149600000
(M1)(M1)
300000× 60

Note: Award (M1) for dividing the correct numerator (which can be presented in a different form such as 149.6 × 106 or 1.496 × 108)
by 300 000 and (M1) for dividing by 60.

= 8.31 (minutes) (8.31111 … , 8 minutes 19 seconds) (A1) (C3)

[3 marks]
 A light-year is the distance light travels in one year and is equal to 9 467 280 million km. Polaris is a bright star, visible from the Northern
Hemisphere. The distance from the Earth to Polaris is 323 light-years.

3b. Find the distance from the Earth to Polaris in millions of km. Give your answer in the form a × 10 with 1 ⩽ a < 10 and k ∈ Z.
k
[3 marks]

Markscheme
323 × 9467 280 (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for multiplying 323 by 9 467 280, seen with any power of 10; therefore only penalizing incorrect power of 10 once.

= 3.06 × 109 ( = 3.05793 … × 109) (A1)(A1) (C3)

Note: Award (A1) for 3.06.

Award (A1) for ×109

Award (A0)(A0) for answers of the type: 30.6 × 108

[3 marks]

Consider the following propositions.

p: The car is under warranty

q: The car is less than 2 years old
r : The car has been driven more than 20 000 km

Write down in words (q ∨ ¬r) ⇒ p.

4a. [3 marks]

Markscheme
if the car is less than 2 years old or the car has not been driven more than 20 000 km, then the car is under warranty (A1)(A1)(A1)
(C3)

Note: Award (A1) for if …, then …, (A1) for “or”, (A1) for correct statements in correct order. Accept “If the car has not been driven
more than 20 000 km or the car is less than 2 years old, then the car is under warranty”. Accept logical equivalent wording for each
proposition, eg “less than 20 000 km”.

[3 marks]

Complete the truth table.

4b. [2 marks]
 Markscheme

(A1)(A1)(ft) (C2)

Note: Award (A1) for q ∨ ¬r column correct and (A1)(ft) for (q ∨ ¬r) ⇒ p column correct. Follow through from their q ∨ ¬r column.

[2 marks]

State whether the statement ¬p ⇒ ¬(q ∨ ¬r) is the inverse, the converse or the contrapositive of the statement in part (a).
4c. [1 mark]

Markscheme
contrapositive (A1) (C1)

[1 mark]

A survey was carried out to investigate the relationship between a person’s age in years ( a) and the number of hours they watch
television per week (h). The scatter diagram represents the results of the survey.

The mean age of the people surveyed was 50.

For these results, the equation of the regression line h on a is h = 0.22a + 15.

Find the mean number of hours that the people surveyed watch television per week.
5a. [2 marks]
 Markscheme
0.22(50) + 15 (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for correct substitution of 50 into equation of the regression line.

(=) 26 (A1) (C2)

OR
655
(M1)
25

Note: Award (M1) for correctly summing the h values of the points, and dividing by 25.

(=) 26.2 (A1) (C2)

[2 marks]

5b. Draw the regression line on the scatter diagram. [2 marks]

Markscheme
line through (50, 26 ± 1) and (0, 15) (A1)(ft)(A1) (C2)

Note: Award (A1)(ft) for a straight line through (50, their h̄), and (A1) for the line intercepting the y-axis at (0, 15); this may need to be
extrapolated. Follow through from part (a). Award at most (A0)(A1) if the line is not drawn with a ruler.

[2 marks]

By placing a tick (✔) in the correct box, determine which of the following statements is true:
5c. [1 mark]

Markscheme

(A1) (C1)

Note: Award (A0) if more than one tick (✔) is seen.

[1 mark]

5d. Diogo is 18 years old. Give a reason why the regression line should not be used to estimate the number of hours Diogo watches [1 mark]
television per week.
 Markscheme
18 is less than the lowest age in the survey OR extrapolation. (A1) (C1)

Note: Accept equivalent statements.

[1 mark]

Rosewood College has 120 students. The students can join the sports club ( S) and the music club ( M ).
1
For a student chosen at random from these 120, the probability that they joined both clubs is and the probability that they joined the
4
music club is 13 .

There are 20 students that did not join either club.

Complete the Venn diagram for these students.

6a. [2 marks]

Markscheme

(A1)(A1) (C2)

Note: Award (A1) for 30 in correct area, (A1) for 60 and 10 in the correct areas.

[2 marks]

6b. One of the students who joined the sports club is chosen at random. Find the probability that this student joined both clubs. [2 marks]

Markscheme
30
90
( 13 , 0.333333 … , 33.3333 … %) (A1)(ft)(A1)(ft) (C2)

Note: Award (A1)(ft) for correct numerator of 30, (A1)(ft) for correct denominator of 90. Follow through from their Venn diagram.

[2 marks]

6c. Determine whether the events S and M are independent. [2 marks]

 Markscheme
P(S) × P(M ) = 34 × 13 = 1
4
(R1)

Note: Award (R1) for multiplying their by 1 .

3

therefore the events are independent (as P(S ∩ M ) = 1 ) (A1)(ft) (C2)

4

Note: Award (R1)(A1)(ft) for an answer which is consistent with their Venn diagram.

Do not award (R0)(A1)(ft).

Do not award final (A1) if P(S) × P(M ) is not calculated. Follow through from part (a).

[2 marks]

In this question, give all answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Jose travelled from Buenos Aires to Sydney. He used Argentine pesos, ARS, to buy 350 Australian dollars, AUD, at a bank. The
exchange rate was 1 ARS = 0.1559 AUD.

Use this exchange rate to calculate the amount of ARS that is equal to 350 AUD.
7a. [2 marks]

Markscheme
Note: In this question, the first time an answer is not to 2 dp the final (A1) is not awarded.

350
(M1)
0.1559

Note: Award (M1) for dividing 350 by 0.1559.

= 2245.03 (ARS) (A1) (C2)

[2 marks]

The bank charged Jose a commission of 2%.

7b. Calculate the total amount of ARS Jose paid to get 350 AUD. [2 marks]
 Markscheme
2245.03 × 1.02 (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for multiplying their answer to part (a) by 1.02.

= 2289.93 (ARS) (A1)(ft) (C2)

OR

2245.03 × 0.02 (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for multiplying their answer to part (a) by 0.02.

= 44.9006
2245.03 + 44.90
= 2289.93 (ARS) (A1)(ft) (C2)

Note: Follow through from part (a).

[2 marks]

Jose used his credit card to pay his hotel bill in Sydney. The bill was 585 AUD. The value the credit card company charged for this
payment was 4228.38 ARS. The exchange rate used by the credit card company was 1 AUD = x ARS. No commission was charged.

7c. Find the value of x. [2 marks]

Markscheme
4228.38
(M1)
585

Note: Award (M1) for dividing 4228.38 by 585.

= 7.23 (A1) (C2)

[2 marks]
 The lengths of trout in a fisherman’s catch were recorded over one month, and are represented in the following histogram.

8a. Complete the following table. [2 marks]

Markscheme

(A2) (C2)

Note: Award (A2) for all correct entries, (A1) for 3 correct entries.

[2 marks]

8b. State whether length of trout is a continuous or discrete variable. [1 mark]

Markscheme
continuous (A1) (C1)

[1 mark]

8c. Write down the modal class. [1 mark]

 Markscheme
60 (cm) < trout length ⩽ 70 (cm) (A1) (C1)

Note: Accept equivalent notation such as (60, 70] or ]60, 70].

Award (A0) for “60-70” (incorrect notation).

[1 mark]

8d. Any trout with length 40 cm or less is returned to the lake. [2 marks]
Calculate the percentage of the fisherman’s catch that is returned to the lake.

Markscheme
4
22
× 100 (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for their 4 divided by their 22.

= 18.2 (18.1818 …) (A1)(ft) (C2)

Note: Follow through from their part (a). Do not accept 0.181818….

[2 marks]

In the Canadian city of Ottawa:

97% of the population speak English,

38% of the population speak French,
36% of the population speak both English and French.

9a. Calculate the percentage of the population of Ottawa that speak English but not French. [2 marks]
 Markscheme
97 − 36 (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for subtracting 36 from 97.

OR

(M1)

Note: Award (M1) for 61 and 36 seen in the correct places in the Venn diagram.

= 61 (%) (A1) (C2)

Note: Accept 61.0 (%).

[2 marks]

The total population of Ottawa is 985 000.

9b. Calculate the number of people in Ottawa that speak both English and French. [2 marks]

Markscheme
36
100
× 985 000 (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for multiplying 0.36 (or equivalent) by 985 000.

= 355 000 (354 600) (A1) (C2)

[2 marks]

Write down your answer to part (b) in the form a × 10k where 1 ⩽ a < 10 and k ∈ Z.
9c. [2 marks]

Markscheme
3.55 × 105 (3.546 × 105) (A1)(ft)(A1)(ft) (C2)

Note: Award (A1)(ft) for 3.55 (3.546) must match part (b), and (A1)(ft) ×105.

Award (A0)(A0) for answers of the type: 35.5 × 104. Follow through from part (b).

[2 marks]
 Consider the following propositions.

p: I completed the task

q: I was paid

Write down in words ¬q.

10a. [1 mark]

Markscheme
I was not paid (A1) (C1)

[1 mark]

Write down in symbolic form the compound statement:

10b. [1 mark]
If I was paid then I completed the task.

Markscheme
q⇒p (A1) (C1)

[1 mark]

Complete the following truth table.

10c. [2 marks]

Markscheme

(A1)(A1) (C2)

Note: Award (A1) for each correct column.

[2 marks]

State whether the statements p ∨ ¬q and q ⇒ p are logically equivalent. Give a reason for your answer.
10d. [2 marks]
 Markscheme
yes (A1)(ft)

as the last two columns of the truth table are the same (R1)(ft) (C2)

Note: Do not award (A1)(R0). Follow through from part (c)(i).

[2 marks]

Dune Canyon High School organizes its school year into three trimesters: fall/autumn ( F ), winter ( W ) and spring ( S). The school offers
a variety of sporting activities during and outside the school year.

The activities offered by the school are summarized in the following Venn diagram.

11a. Write down the number of sporting activities offered by the school during its school year. [1 mark]

Markscheme
15 (A1) (C1)

[1 mark]

11b. Determine whether rock-climbing is offered by the school in the fall/autumn trimester. [1 mark]

Markscheme
no (A1) (C1)

Note: Accept “it is only offered in Winter and Spring”.

[1 mark]

Write down the elements of the set F ∩ W ′;

11c. [1 mark]
 Markscheme
volleyball, golf, cycling (A1) (C1)

Note: Responses must list all three sports for the (A1) to be awarded.

[1 mark]

11d. Write down n(W ∩ S). [1 mark]

Markscheme
4 (A1) (C1)

[1 mark]

Write down, in terms of F , W and S, an expression for the set which contains only archery, baseball, kayaking and surfing.
11e. [2 marks]

Markscheme
(F ∪ W ∪ S)′ OR F ′ ∩ W ′ ∩ S ′ (or equivalent) (A2) (C2)

[2 marks]

In a school, students in grades 9 to 12 were asked to select their preferred drink. The choices were milk, juice and water. The data
obtained are organized in the following table.

A χ2 test is carried out at the 5% significance level with hypotheses:

H0: the preferred drink is independent of the grade

H1: the preferred drink is not independent of the grade

The χ2 critical value for this test is 12.6.

Write down the value of x.

12a. [1 mark]

Markscheme
30 (A1) (C1)

[1 mark]

Write down the number of degrees of freedom for this test.

12b. [1 mark]
 Markscheme
6 (A1) (C1)

[1 mark]

Use your graphic display calculator to find the χ2 statistic for this test.
12c. [2 marks]

Markscheme
19.0 (18.9640) … (A2)(ft) (C2)

Note: Follow through from part (a).

Award (A1) for truncation to 18.9.

[2 marks]

State the conclusion for this test. Give a reason for your answer.
12d. [2 marks]

Markscheme
reject (do not accept) H0 OR accept H1 (A1)(ft)

Note: Can be written in words.

19.0 (18.9640 …) > 12.6 (R1) (C2)

Note: Accept “ χ2calc > χ2crit” for the (R1) provided their χ2calc value is explicitly seen in their part (c).

OR

(p =) 0.00422 < (significance level = ) 0.05 (R1) (C2)

Note: Do not award (R0)(A1)(ft). Follow through from part (c). Numerical comparison must be seen to award the (R1).

[2 marks]
 Sara regularly flies from Geneva to London. She takes either a direct flight or a non-directflight that goes via Amsterdam.

If she takes a direct flight, the probability that her baggage does not arrive in London is 0.01.
If she takes a non-direct flight the probability that her baggage arrives in London is 0.95.

The probability that she takes a non-direct flight is 0.2.

13a. Complete the tree diagram. [3 marks]

Markscheme

(A1)(A1)(A1) (C3)

Note: Award (A1) for each correct pair of probabilities.

[3 marks]

Find the probability that Sara’s baggage arrives in London.

13b. [3 marks]

Markscheme
0.8 × 0.99 + 0.2 × 0.95 (A1)(ft)(M1)

Note: Award (A1)(ft) for two correct products of probabilities taken from their diagram, (M1) for the addition of their products.

= 0.982 (98.2%, 491

500
) (A1)(ft) (C3)

Note: Follow through from part (a).

[3 marks]
 Daniela is going for a holiday to South America. She flies from the US to Argentina stopping in Peru on the way.

In Peru she exchanges 85 United States dollars (USD) for Peruvian nuevo sol (PEN). The exchange rate is 1 USD = 3.25 PEN and a
flat fee of 5 USD commission is charged.

14a. Calculate the amount of PEN she receives. [3 marks]

Markscheme
(85 − 5) × 3.25 (M1)(M1)

Note: Award (M1) for subtracting 5 from 85, (M1) for multiplying by 3.25.

Award (M1) for 85 × 3.25, (M1) for subtracting 5 × 3.25.

= 260 (PEN) (A1) (C3)

[3 marks]

At the end of Daniela’s holiday she has 370 Argentinean peso (ARS). She converts this back to USD at a bank that charges a 4%
commission on the exchange. The exchange rate is 1 USD = 9.60 ARS.

Calculate the amount of USD she receives.

14b. [3 marks]

Markscheme
(370× 0.96)
(M1)(M1)
9.6

Note: Award (M1) for multiplying by 0.96 (or equivalent), (M1) for dividing by 9.6. If division by 3.25 seen in part (a), condone
multiplication by 9.6 in part (b).

= 37 (USD) (A1) (C3)

[3 marks]

A type of candy is packaged in a right circular cone that has volume 100 cm3 and vertical height 8 cm.

Find the radius, r, of the circular base of the cone.

15a. [2 marks]
 Markscheme
100 = 13 πr2(8) (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for correct substitution into volume of cone formula.

r = 3.45 (cm) (3.45494 … (cm)) (A1) (C2)

[2 marks]

Find the slant height, l, of the cone.

15b. [2 marks]

Markscheme
l2 = 82 + (3.45494 …)2 (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for correct substitution into Pythagoras’ theorem.

l = 8.71 (cm) (8.71416 … (cm)) (A1)(ft) (C2)

Note: Follow through from part (a).

[2 marks]

Find the curved surface area of the cone.

15c. [2 marks]

Markscheme
π × 3.45494 … × 8.71416 … (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for their correct substitutions into curved surface area of a cone formula.

= 94.6 cm2 (94.5836 … cm2) (A1)(ft) (C2)

Note: Follow through from parts (a) and (b). Accept 94.4 cm2 from use of 3 sf values.

[2 marks]

Consider the numbers p = 2.78 × 1011 and q = 3.12 × 10−3.

16a. Calculate √ q . Give your full calculator display.

3 p
[2 marks]
 Markscheme
√
11
3 2.78 × 10 3
−3
OR √8.91025 … × 1013 (M1)
3.12 × 10

Note: Award (M1) for correct substitution into given expression.

44664.59503 (A1) (C2)

Note: Award (A1) for a correct answer with at least 8 digits.

Accept 44664.5950301.

[2 marks]

Write down your answer to part (a) correct to two decimal places;
16b. [1 mark]

Markscheme
44664.60 (A1)(ft) (C1)

Note: For a follow through mark, the answer to part (a) must be to at least 3 decimal places.

[1 mark]

Write down your answer to part (a) correct to three significant figures.
16c. [1 mark]

Markscheme
44700 (A1)(ft) (C1)

Notes: Answer to part (a) must be to at least 4 significant figures.

Accept any equivalent notation which is correct to 3 significant figures.

For example 447 × 102 or 44.7 × 103.

Follow through from part (a).

[1 mark]

Write your answer to part (b)(ii) in the form a × 10k, where 1 ⩽ a < 10, k ∈ Z.
16d. [2 marks]
 Markscheme
4.47 × 104 (A1)(ft)(A1)(ft) (C2)

Notes: Award (A1)(ft) for 4.47 and (A1)(ft) for 104.

Award (A0)(A0) for answers such as 44.7 × 103.

Follow through from part (b)(ii) only.

[2 marks]

The Home Shine factory produces light bulbs, 7% of which are found to be defective.

Write down the probability that a light bulb produced by Home Shine is not defective.
17a. [1 mark]

Markscheme
0.93 (93%) (A1) (C1)

[1 mark]

Francesco buys two light bulbs produced by Home Shine.

Find the probability that both light bulbs are not defective.
17b. [2 marks]

Markscheme
0.93 × 0.93 (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for squaring their answer to part (a).

0.865 (0.8649; 86.5%) (A1)(ft) (C2)

Notes: Follow through from part (a).

Accept 0.86 (unless it follows 93

× 92 ).
100 99

[2 marks]

Find the probability that at least one of Francesco’s light bulbs is defective.
17c. [2 marks]
 Markscheme
1 − 0.8649 (M1)

Note: Follow through from their answer to part (b)(i).

OR

0.07 × 0.07 + 2 × (0.07 × 0.93) (M1)

Note: Follow through from part (a).

0.135 (0.1351; 13.5%) (A1)(ft) (C2)

[2 marks]

The Bright Light factory also produces light bulbs. The probability that a light bulb produced by Bright Light is not defective is a.

Deborah buys three light bulbs produced by Bright Light.

Write down an expression, in terms of a, for the probability that at least one of Deborah’s three light bulbs is defective.
17d. [1 mark]

Markscheme
1 − a3 (A1) (C1)

Note: Accept 3a2(1 − a) + 3a(1 − a)2 + (1 − a)3 or equivalent.

[1 mark]

The mass of a certain type of Chilean corncob follows a normal distribution with a mean of 400 grams and a standard deviation of 50
grams.

Write down the probability that the mass of one of these corncobs is greater than 400 grams.
18a. [1 mark]

Markscheme
0.5 (50%, 12 ) (A1) (C1)

[1 mark]

A farmer labels one of these corncobs as premium if its mass is greater than a grams. 25% of these corncobs are labelled as premium.

Find the value of a.

18b. [2 marks]
 Markscheme
P(X > a) = 0.25 OR P(X < a) = 0.75 (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for a sketch of approximate normal curve with a vertical line drawn to the right of the mean with the area to the
right of this line shaded.

a = 434 (g) (433.724 … (g)) (A1) (C2)

[2 marks]

18c. Estimate the interquartile range of the distribution. [3 marks]

Markscheme
33.7244 … × 2 (A1)(ft)(M1)

Note: Award (A1)(ft) for 33.7244 … (or 433.7244 … − 400) seen, award (M1) for multiplying their 33.7244… by 2. Follow
through from their answer to part (b).

OR

434 − 366.275 … (A1)(ft)(M1)

Note: Award (A1)(ft) for their 366.275 … (366) seen, (M1) for difference between their answer to (b) and their 366.

OR

(A1)(ft)(M1)

Note: Award (A1)(ft) for their 366.275 … (366) seen. Award (M1) for correct symmetrical region indicated on labelled normal curve.

67.4 (g) (A1)(ft) (C3)

Note: Accept an answer of 68 from use of rounded values . Follow through from part (b).

[3 marks]

All the children in a summer camp play at least one sport, from a choice of football ( F ) or basketball ( B). 15 children play both sports.

The number of children who play only football is double the number of children who play only basketball.

Let x be the number of children who play only football.

Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of children who play only basketball.
19a. [1 mark]
 Markscheme
1
x (A1) (C1)
2

[1 mark]

Complete the Venn diagram using the above information.

19b. [2 marks]

Markscheme

(A1)(A1)(ft) (C2)

Notes: Award (A1) for 15 placed in the correct position, award (A1)(ft) for x and their 1 x placed in the correct positions of diagram.
2
Do not penalize the absence of 0 inside the rectangle and award at most (A1)(A0) if any value other than 0 is seen outside the circles.
Award at most (A1)(A0) if 35 and 70 are seen instead of x and their 1 x.
2

[2 marks]

There are 120 children in the summer camp.

Find the number of children who play only football.

19c. [2 marks]
 Markscheme
x + 12 x + 15 = 120 or equivalent (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for adding the values in their Venn and equating to 120 (or equivalent).

(x =) 70 (A1)(ft) (C2)

Note: Follow through from their Venn diagram, but only if the answer is a positive integer and x is seen in their Venn diagram.

[2 marks]

Write down the value of n(F).

19d. [1 mark]

Markscheme
85 (A1)(ft) (C1)

Note: Follow through from their Venn diagram and their answer to part (c), but only if the answer is a positive integer and less than
120.

[1 mark]

For a study, a researcher collected 200 leaves from oak trees. After measuring the lengths of the leaves, in cm, she produced the
following cumulative frequency graph.

Write down the median length of these leaves.

20a. [1 mark]

Markscheme
9 (cm) (A1) (C1)

[1 mark]
 Write down the number of leaves with a length less than or equal to 8 cm.
20b. [1 mark]

Markscheme
40 (leaves) (A1) (C1)

[1 mark]

The researcher finds that 10% of the leaves have a length greater than k cm.

Use the graph to find the value of k.

20c. [2 marks]

Markscheme
(200 × 0.90 =) 180 or equivalent (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for a horizontal line drawn through the cumulative frequency value of 180 and meeting the curve (or the
corresponding vertical line from 10.5 cm).

(k =) 10.5 (cm) (A1) (C2)

Note: Accept an error of ±0.1.

[2 marks]

Before measuring, the researcher estimated k to be approximately 9.5 cm. Find the percentage error in her estimate.
20d. [2 marks]

Markscheme
∣∣ 9.5−10.5 ∣∣ × 100% (M1)
10.5

Notes: Award (M1) for their correct substitution into the percentage error formula.

9.52 (% ) (9.52380 … (% )) (A1)(ft) (C2)

Notes: Follow through from their answer to part (c)(i).

Award (A1)(A0) for an answer of −9.52 with or without working.

[2 marks]

A tetrahedral (four-sided) die has written on it the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. The die is rolled many times and the scores are noted. The
table below shows the resulting frequency distribution.

The die was rolled a total of 100 times.

Write down an equation, in terms of x and y, for the total number of times the die was rolled.
21a. [1 mark]
 Markscheme
18 + x + y + 22 = 100 or equivalent (A1) (C1)

[1 mark]

The mean score is 2.71.

Using the mean score, write down a second equation in terms of x and y.
21b. [2 marks]

Markscheme
18+ 2x+3y+88
100
= 2.71 or equivalent (M1)(A1) (C2)

Note: Award (M1) for a sum including x and y, divided by 100 and equated to 2.71, (A1) for a correct equation.

[2 marks]

Find the value of x and of y.

21c. [3 marks]

Markscheme
x + y = 60 and 2x + 3y = 165 (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for obtaining a correct linear equation in one variable from their (a) and their (b).

This may be implied if seen in part (a) or part (b).

x = 15; y = 45 (A1)(ft)(A1)(ft) (C3)

Notes: Follow through from parts (a) and (b), irrespective of working seen provided the answers are positive integers.

[3 marks]

Claudia travels from Buenos Aires to Barcelona. She exchanges 8000 Argentine Pesos (ARS) into Euros (EUR).

The exchange rate is 1 ARS = 0.09819 EUR. The bank charges a 2% commission on the exchange.

Find the amount of Euros that Claudia receives. Give your answer correct to two decimal places.
22a. [3 marks]

Markscheme
8000 × 0.09819 × 0.98 (M1)(M1)

Note: Award (M1) for multiplying 8000 by 0.09819, (M1) for multiplying by 0.98 (or equivalent).

769.81 (EUR) (A1) (C3)

[3 marks]
 When Claudia returns to Buenos Aires she has 85 EUR left and exchanges this money back into ARS. The exchange rate is 1 ARS =
0.08753 EUR. The bank charges r% commission. The commission charged on this exchange is 14.57 ARS.

Find the value of r.

22b. [3 marks]

Markscheme
85
r% × 0.08753 = 14.57 (M1)(M1)

85
Note: Award (M1) for dividing 85 by 0.08753, and (M1) for multiplying their 0.08753
by r% and equating to 14.57.

OR
85
0.08753
= 971.095 … (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for dividing 85 by 0.08753.

14.57 14.57
9.71095…
OR 971.095…
× 100 (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for dividing 14.57 by 9.71095… or equivalent.

r = 1.50 (1.50036 …) (A1) (C3)

[3 marks]

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