MATHEMATICS

REVISION WORKSHEET
(NUMBER-1, ALGEBRA-1, GRAPHS-1)

1. Work out
2. Work out:

3.

4.
5.

6.

7.

8.
9.

10.

11.

12.

13.
14.
15. Two years ago, my age was four times the age of my son. Eight years ago, my age was ten times the age of my
son. Find the age of my son now.

16. A river flows at 2 m/s. Juan’s boat can travel twice as fast down the river as it can go up the river. How fast can
the boat go in still water?

17. Matt wants to buy a television. If he pays cash, he gets a discount of 7%. If he pays with a loan he has to pay an
extra 10% in interest. The difference between the two methods is $49.98. Find the cost of the television.

18. Find the gradient of the straight line joining A to B

a) A is (–4, –1) and B is (4, 1) b)

19.

20. The line joining A (1, 4) to B (5, p) has a gradient of 1 /2 . Find the value of p.

21. The masts for the Millennium Dome were held up during construction by wire ropes as shown in the diagram. A is
106 m above the ground, C is vertically below A, the gradient of AB is 1 and CD is 53 m.

a. Find the gradient of AD.

b. Find the length of BD.
22. The cost of car hire in Paris by ‘Vite-Voitures’ is €40 per day plus a single payment at the start of the hire period of
€60.
a Write down the formula for the total cost of hiring a car, €C, for t days.
b Draw the graph of C against t for 0 ≤ t ≤ 7.
c Use this graph to find the
(i) cost of hiring a car for 6 days
(ii) number of days when the car hire cost is €180.

23. The value of Ziyana’s Smart Phone, $V hundreds, loses value at a rate of $150 per year after she bought it for
$900.
a Write down the formula for the value of the Smart Phone $V after x years.
b Draw the graph of V against x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 5. c Use the graph to find
(i) the value of the Smart Phone after 30 months
(ii) when the Smart Phone is worth $300.

d When will Ziyana’s Smart Phone be worth nothing?

24. Seth owns two electric cars, a Zenith and a Bubble. Zenith: Bought for £25 000 and loses a value (depreciates) of
£5000 per year. Bubble: Bought for £10 000 and depreciates at £2000 per year.
a Write down the formula for the value, £V thousands, for each car after x years.
b Draw the graphs of V against x for both cars on the same axes for 0 ≤ x ≤ 5.
c Use the graphs to find the time when Seth’s cars
(i) are worth the same value
(ii) have a difference in value of £9000.

25. Eduardo has started playing golf. In golf, the lower the score, the better. To try to reduce his score, he has lessons
with a professional. He keeps a record of his progress.

a Plot these points on a graph of H against W. Draw in the best straight line.

b What was Eduardo’s score before he started lessons? c Find the gradient and y-intercept of the line and write
down the equation of the line in the form ax + by = c.

d To enter a trial for the team, Eduardo needs to have a score below 12. Use your equation to find how many
weeks it will take Eduardo to reduce his score to 12. Do you think this is a reasonable value? Give a reason for
your answer.

26. The top of a ladder is 4 m up a vertical wall, the bottom is 2 m from the wall. The coordinate axes are the wall and
the horizontal ground.
a Find the equation representing the ladder.
b A square box just fits under the ladder.
Find the coordinates of the point where the box touches the ladder.
27. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is 55 m high, and the gradient of its lean is 11. By how many metres does the top
overhang the bottom?

28. Show that joining the points A (–5, 2), B (–1, 5), C (5.6, –0.5), D (1, –3) makes a trapezium.

29. Temperature (F) in degrees Fahrenheit is related to temperature (C) in degrees Celsius by the formula = + 9 5 F C
32

a Draw a graph of F against C for –50 ≤ C ≤ 40.

b Use your graph to estimate
(i) 80oF in oC
(ii) 25oC in oF
(iii) –22oF in oC.
c Use your graph to find which temperature has the same value in both degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius.

30. In a recipe book, the time for fast roasting (F) in a hot oven is given as 20 minutes plus 40 minutes per kg (K). The
time for slow roasting (S) in a moderate oven is given as 35 minutes plus 75 minutes per kg.
a Write down the equations relating
(i) F to K
(ii) S to K.
b Draw both graphs on the same axes for 0 ≤ K ≤ 6.
c Use your graphs to estimate the cooking time for a
(i) 2.5 kg piece of meat (slow roasting)
(ii) 3 kg piece of meat (fast roasting).

d What was the weight of a piece of meat that took 3 hours 45 mins to cook in a hot oven?

e A 2 kg piece of meat is put in the oven at 11am. By mistake, the temperature is set halfway between hot and
moderate. By drawing a third line on your graph, estimate when the piece of meat will be cooked.