Glenunga International High School

1 On a set of axes plot and label the following points:

a A(4, 2) b B(2, 4) c C(0, 3) d D(5, 0)
[4 marks]
2 Write down: y
a the x-coordinate of i P ii Q
P
b the y -coordinate of i R ii S 4
c the coordinates of i Q ii R S
Q
R
4 x
[6 marks]
3 The graph alongside shows the relationship US dollars
between Australian dollars and US dollars on 300
a particular day. Determine:
250
a the number of Australian dollars in 250
US dollars. 200

b the number of US dollars in 500 Aus- 150

tralian dollars 100
c whether a person with 350 Australian 50
dollars could buy an item valued at 190 Australian dollars
0
US dollars. 100 200 300 400 500 600

[3 marks]
4

step 1 step 2 step 3

a For the matchstick pattern above copy and complete the table of values:

Number of steps (x) 1 2 3 4 5

Number of matchsticks (y) 4

b Graph the information in the above table on a number grid.

c Write a rule linking x and y .
[6 marks]
5 D-Yee and D-Lin need to put 4 kg of flour in a bowl to weigh it.
a Copy and complete the following table to make up 4 kg:
Amount (in kg) put in by D-Yee (x) 0 1 2 3 4
Amount (in kg) put in by D-Lin (y )

b Graph the information in the table on a number grid.

c Are all the points in a straight line?
d Does it make sense to join the points? Why/why not?
e Write a rule connecting the amount put in by D-Yee (x) and the amount put
in by D-Lin (y ).
[6 marks]

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6 Dion made a candle out of bees’ wax for a mathematics project.
The candle was 12 cm long and it burned at a rate of 2 cm per hour.
a Copy and complete the following table which shows the relationship between
the length of the candle and the time it has been burning:
Time (t hours) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Length of candle (L cm)

b Graph the information in the table on a number grid.

c Are all the points in a straight line?
d Does it make sense to join the points? Why/why not?
e Use the graph to find:
i the length of the candle after it has burned for 4 12 hours
ii how long it will take for the candle to burn down to a length of 5 cm.
f Write a rule connecting the length of the candle (L) and the time it has been
burning (t ).
[10 marks]
7 Copy and complete the table of values for y = ¡2x:
x ¡3 ¡2 ¡1 0 1 2 3
y

[3 marks]
8 Copy and complete the table of values for y = 12 x:
x ¡4 ¡2 0 2 4
y

[3 marks]
9 Which of the following points lie on the line with equation y = 4x ¡ 3?
P(¡2, 5), Q(1, ¡1), R(3, 9), S(¡3, 15)
[4 marks]
10 Copy and complete the table of values for y = 2x + 3 :
x ¡2 ¡1 0 1 2
y
Plot this set of ordered pairs on a set of axes and draw a straight line through
the points.
[6 marks]
11 Find the equation of the following line: y
4

x
4 4

4

[3 marks]

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12
step 1 step 2 step 3
a For the matchstick pattern above copy and complete the table of values:

Number of steps (x) 1 2 3 4 5

Number of matchsticks (y ) 3

b Graph the information in the above table on a number grid.

c Write a rule linking x and y .
[6 marks]
13 Find the equation of the following line: y
4

x
4 4

4

[3 marks]

[Total 63 marks]

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