BELLERBYS COLLEGE FOUNDATION EXAMINATION

ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS (AUGUST 09)

Question 1

In a certain restaurant a 12½% service charge is added to each customer’s bill.

(a) The bill at table A came to £35.40 excluding the service charge. What was the total
amount of the bill? (2 marks)

(b) At table B the total bill (including the service charge) came to £53.80. How much was
the service charge? (2 marks)

Total 4 marks

Question 2

Write the following as a single logarithm in its simplest form:

3log10x – 2log10(2x) + ½log10y

Total 3 marks

Question 3

(a) The third term of an arithmetic series is 12 and the fifth term is 19. Find the first term a,
and the common difference d. (3 marks)

(b) In another arithmetic series the first term is 7 and the sum of the first 8 terms is 229.6.
Find the common difference d. (3 marks)

Total 6 marks

Question 4

A new company made a profit of £42 on the first day. Its profit increased by 4% each day.

(a) Find the amount of profit, in £s, which it made on the 14th day. Give your answer to 2
decimal places. (2 marks)

(b) Find the total profit made over the first 30 days. Give your answer to 2 decimal places.

(3 marks)

Total 5 marks

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Question 5

The straight line L1 is shown in the diagram below.

Another line L2 is perpendicular to L1, and passes through the point (–2, 1).

L1

x
2

(a) Find the equation of L1 . (2 marks)

(b) Find the equation of L2 . (3 marks)

L2 intersects the x-axis at A.

(c) Find the coordinates of A. (2 marks)

The lines L1 and L2 intersect at B.

(d) Find the coordinates of B. (4 marks)

Total 11 marks

Question 6

(a) y = 3 – 5x – 2x²

dy
(i) Find . (2 marks)
dx
(ii) Hence, or otherwise, find the x coordinate of the turning point. (2 marks)

(b) Solve the quadratic equation 3 – 5x – 2x² = 0 (3 marks)

(c) Hence sketch the curve y = 3 – 5x – 2x², showing clearly where the curve intersects
the x-axis and the y-axis. Graph paper should not be used for this question. (3 marks)

Total 10 marks

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Question 7

A Maths test was given to 150 Science students and 120 Business students. The mean
scores for the test for the Science and the Business students were 68% and 76%
respectively.

(a) Find the sum of all the scores for:

(i) the Science students,

(ii) the Business students. (2 marks)

(b) Find the mean score for all the 270 students. Give your answers to 3 significant figures.
(2 marks)

x  770 240 y  788 340

2 2
i i

where xi represents the test scores for the Science students and yi represents the test
scores for the Business students.

(c) Using the summary data above, and giving your answers to 3 significant figures, find the
standard deviation for the test scores for:

(i) the Science students,

(ii) the Business students. (3 marks)

(d) By comparing the mean and standard deviation for the test scores, compare the
mathematical ability of the two groups of students. (4 marks)

Total 11 marks

Question 8

Simona makes necklaces. Each necklace is made up of a silver chain and 30 coloured beads.
The silver chains cost £2.50 each and the beads cost £3.00 for a pack of 150. Simona sells
the necklaces for £4.15 each.

(a) If Simona buys five packs of beads, how many necklaces can she make? (1 mark)

(b) Assuming she sells all the necklaces, what is her profit margin? Give your answer to 1
decimal place. (3 marks)

(c) Simona may not sell all of the necklaces that she makes. How many necklaces does she
need to sell in order to break even? Assume that she has no other costs. Give your
answer to the nearest whole number. (3 marks)

Total 7 marks

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Question 9

The diagram below shows the quadratic curve y = x² – 4x + 1. The line L is the tangent to
the curve at x = 3.
y

dy
(a) Find the derivative for the quadratic curve. (2 marks)
dx
(b) Find the value of x-coordinate of the point where the gradient of the curve is –6. (2 marks)

(c) Find the equation of L. (4 marks)

Total 8 marks

Question 10

A random sample of 100 tomatoes was taken. They were weighed and classified as follows:

Mass of tomato (g) 20 - 25 - 30 - 35 - 40 - 45 -

No. of tomatoes 16 28 38 16 2 0

(a) Using linear interpolation find an estimate for:

(i) the median mass, (2 marks)

(ii) the upper and lower quartiles for the mass to 3 significant figures. (3 marks)

(b) Given that the minimum and maximum weights are 22g and 41g respectively, draw a
box plot to illustrate the data. Graph paper must be used to answer this question.

(3 marks)

(c) Estimate:

(i) the mean,

(ii) the standard deviation,

for the mass of tomatoes. (6 marks)

Total 14 marks

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Question 11

(a) Jamie invests £2400 at 6.5% compound interest per annum.

(i) How much is his total investment worth after 5 years? Give your answer to 2
decimal places. (2 marks)

(ii) How long does it take for his investment to double? Give your answer to 3
significant figures. (3 marks)

(b) Raul invests £2400 at s% compound interest per annum. After 5 years his investment is
worth 15% more than Jaime’s [in part (a)(i)].

(i) What is Raul’s total investment worth after 5 years? (2 marks)

(ii) Find the value of s. Give your answer to 1 decimal place. (3 marks)

Total 10 marks

Question 12

In country A the first £7000 of a person’s salary is tax free, but the rest is taxed at 23%.
(a) If Clara earns £40 350 per annum, what would be her net income (her income after tax
is taken away)? (3 marks)

(b) Adrian’s gross salary is £P.

(i) Write an expression, in terms of P, for the amount of tax he would pay. (1 mark)

(ii) If he pays £4600 in tax what is his gross salary £ P? (2 marks)

In country B income tax is a flat rate of 18% on a person’s total annual salary. Amy lives in
country A and earns £A per annum. Beatrice lives in country B and earn £B per annum.
(c) (i) Given that they both pay the same amount of tax, write an expression for A in
terms of B. (2 marks)

(ii) Given also that Amy earns £1000 more than Beatrice, find Beatrice’s annual salary.

(3 marks)

Total 11 marks

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