Semester 1, 2020 EPMATH 126 Fundamental Mathematics

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EXAMINATION
Semester 1, 2020

EPMATH 126 Fundamental Mathematics

This paper is for CALLAGHAN and CENTRALCST students.

Examination Duration: 120 minutes

Completing the questions should take approximately 45 minutes.

The remaining time is for creating a single pdf and submission.

Late submissions will not be accepted.

Reading Time: none

This exam has 11 questions, some with multiple parts.

Exam Conditions:

This is a FORMAL examination

1 A4 double sided sheet of handwritten or typed notes permitted (Memory Aid sheet)

Special Instructions:

1. ALL questions should be attempted.

2. Marks allocated to each question are shown in bold to the right.

3. Hand-written working (including algorithms) must be shown for ALL questions.

4. Ensure that your working is neat and mathematically accurate.

5. Ensure that your working clearly illustrates that no calculator was used.

6. An answer only with no working will get zero marks.

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EPMATH126 FINAL EXAMINATION - SECTION C

A1

(−4)2  8  4 + 2  6
Evaluate = 2
1+3

A2
Calculate 3812 ÷ 16 using your choice of the long or short division algorithm, leaving your
answer as a mixed fraction in simplest form. All working (including crutch figures) must be
shown. 2

A3
Demonstrate two (2) different methods to calculate 183 – 47 using mental arithmetic. For each
method, show the steps you used to simplify the arithmetic, including your final answer. 2

(a)

(b)

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A4
4 1
Evaluate 4 + 2 giving your answer as a mixed fraction in simplest form. 2
5 2

A5

16 8
(a) Evaluate  leaving your answer in simplest form. 1
5 35

(b) Use a subtraction algorithm to calculate 2.8 ‒ 0.028. All working (including crutch figures)
must be shown. 1

A6

Evaluate 0.0375 ÷ 0.5 2

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B1
(a) Write an algebraic expression for each of the following: 2

i. 3 less than the product of a and b.

ii. One quarter of the square of x.

Fully simplify ( 3c ) − 2c  3c2

3
(b) 2

B2
2 ( x + 3)
(a) Use the inverse processes method shown in Lecture B2 to solve =7 2
5

x + 1 5 ( x − 3)
(b) Fully simplify − 2
6 8

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B3
5x 2 x + 1
(a) Solve − =7 2
2 3

(b) In a music clearance shop, all CDs are normally the same price. During a sale, some
CDs are being sold at half of their normal price. During the sale I bought 3 full price
CDs and 10 half price CDs for a total of $128. Let x be the normal price of a CD at this
shop. Use this information to form an equation and solve to find the normal price of a
CD (x) at this shop. 2

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B4

(a) Solve the following simultaneous equations using either the elimination method or the
substitution method: 2

y = 5 x − 10
y = 3 x + 16

(b) Andy and Ben went to the show. Andy spent $22.50 on 4 ferris wheel rides and 1
dodgem car ride. Ben spent $25 on 3 ferris wheel rides and 2 dodgem car rides.
Define your variables, form 2 algebraic equations and solve to find the cost of each
ferris wheel ride and each dodgem car ride. 2

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B5

(a) Convert 180 British pounds (GBP) to Australian dollars (AUD) at an exchange rate of
1 AUD = 0.6 GBP 2

(b) Convert 20 m/s to km/h 2

END OF EXAMINATION

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