1)

Some students from a small high school study geography, history or both, as shown in the Venn diagram below.

History

Geography

10

The fraction of students studying both history and geography of the students shown above is A.

1 3
1 5

C.

1 4
3 4

B. 2)

D.

A bag contains 16 red, 19 blue and 15 yellow balls. If one ball is drawn out at random, what is the probability that it is a colour other than red? A.
19 50

C.

3 10

B.

16 50

D.

17 25

3)

Charlie has four fish, five rabbits and two birds. If she chooses one of these at random what is the chance she chooses a bird? A. B.
2 9
0.167

C. D.

1 3 None of these

4)

Jacky gives birth to triplets. What is the probability they will all be boys? (Assume boys and girls are equally likely.) A. B.
1 8 3 8

C. D.

1 6 1 3

5)

An event happens on 90% of days. The chance of the event NOT happening on all of four randomly selected days is closest to : A. B. 0.1 0.5 C. D. 0.4 0
n

6)

P 2 1 3 P can be found using the formula Evaluate P given n = 5 (Answer to two significant figures.)

A. B.

13 120

C. D.

91 74

7)

A chemists fee is $340 for 8 hours work. To calculate her fee (F) over a period of time she uses the formula F = 425 n. What does the letter n represent? A. B. The fee charged per hour The number of hours worked C. D. The number of days worked The earnings per day

8)

Patrick throws a ball and its height (h) in metres at any time (t) in seconds
h 5t 2 20t 60 is given by the function The graph of the function is shown, not to scale. What is the maximum height that the ball reaches?

A. B. 9)

2m 120 m

C. D.

80 m 2m

Simplify 4 x 1 5 2x 1 A. B.

14x 1 6 x 1

C. D.

6x 9 x 3

10)

On which lines are the errors in Jims solution to this equation? 5x-2(4x+5)=17 5x-8x+10=17 3x+10=17 3x=7 x= A. lines 1and 2 only C. lines 2 and 4 only line 1 line 2 line 3 line 4

B. lines 1 and 4 only D. lines 1, 2 and 4 only

11)

A restaurant offers Triple Treat ice creams. There are four flavours available: Vanilla, Mango, Banana and Chocolate. The number of combinations of flavour, without considering the order of the cone, is A. 4 B. 12 B. 24 D. 64

12) A. 0.6 13) B. 1.66667 C. 10 D. 20

A security officer has 3 locks and 3 keys. If one key is placed alongside each lock, the probability that all the keys match the lock with which they have been placed is closest to A. 33 % B. 30 % C. 17% D. 4 %

14)

There are 20 tickets in a raffle. John bought 3 tickets. The probability of John NOT winning first prize with any of his tickets is A. B. D.

C.

15)

A two-up game costs $2 per toss to play. Two coins are tossed. Players can bet on Double Head or Double Tail. If they win, they will get all the money bet on the game. If one head, one tail appears, the bets jackpot to the next throw. The percentage return is A. 50% B. 80% C. 90% D. 100%

Question 16

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a)

The equation of a line is given by 2y = 6x 3. Find (i) (ii) The gradient of the line. The y-intercept of the line. 1 1

b)

A local cricket club is conducting a fundraising raffle. The profit ($P) made on the 3n raffle can be calculated using the formula P 600 , where n is the number of 2 tickets sold. (i) (ii) Calculate the profit made when 1500 tickets are sold. 1

If the cricket club made a $300 profit on the raffle, write an equation and solve it to find the number of tickets sold. 2 Calculate the profit if 300 tickets are sold. Explain the meaning of this result.2

(iii)

c)

Andrews friend asked him how old his mother was. Andrews reply was triple my age less seven. (i) Write an algebraic expression for Andrewss mothers age (y), using Andrews age (x). If Andrews mother is 41 years old, how old is Andrew?

(ii)

d) (i) (ii)

The cost (C) to have a washing machine serviced is given by the equation C 45 20t , where t is in hours. Find the cost of a 30 minute washing machine service. Copy and complete the table of values (into your examination booklet) using the formula C 45 20t . t C 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 1

(iii) (iv)

Using the graph paper provided on page 21, draw the straight line graph of C 45 20t . Explain what the terms 45 and 20 in the formula represent in terms of the physical aspects of the problem.

2 `1

Question 16 Continued (e) Rewrite the formula A r 2 2 rh (f) to make h the subject 1

Madison invests in a Van Gogh painting which is believed to increase in value according to the formula C = 100 000(1.44) , where C is the cost in $ and n is the number of years. How much did Madison originally pay for the painting ? How much will the painting be worth in 4 years time ? What profit would Madison make in 4 years time ? Express your answer as a percentage per annum. How long would it take for the painting to be worth more than1 million dollars ? Use trial and error techniques and give your answer correct to the nearest year. 1 1

(i) (ii) (iii)

(iv)

Question 17

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(a) Sara records the results of a Casino game. She recorded the number of times the Casino wins and the number of times the player wins. The table below shows her results: CASINO WINS PLAYER WINS

llll llll llll llll llll lll

llll llll llll ll

(i) (ii)

How many games did Sara observe and record? According to Saras observations, what is the probability the player will win?

(iii) To play each game the player has to pay $2. Every time the player wins, the Casino pays the player $5. The player receives nothing if the Casino wins. Use Saras observations to determine whether the player can expect to win or lose money playing this game. Give reasons for your answer. 2

(b)

(i)

Draw a list / table or grid of the totals achieved if two normal six-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability of rolling two dice that total more than 11. What is the probability of the most common outcome. When the dice are thrown, find the probability that the sum of their uppermost faces is 5. When the dice are thrown, find the probability that the sum of their uppermost faces is even.

1 1 1

(ii) (iii) (ii)

(iii)

(iv)

When the dice are thrown, find the probability that the sum of their uppermost faces is less than 4.

Question 17 Continued (c) Lucy is going skiing in June and is staying at the Thredbo ski resort for 3 nights. The probability of snow falling on a particular night in June at the Thredbo ski resort is 0.7. (i) Copy and complete the tree diagram below into your examination booklet to show the probability of snow falling or not falling for the 3 nights. Indicate the probabilities on your tree diagram.
1st night 2nd night snow snow no snow 3rd night

(ii) (iii) (d)

What is the probability that it snows at the Thredbo ski resort on all 3 nights ? Find the probability that there is snow on at least one night. The customs department train sniffer dogs to search for illegal drugs. Drugs are placed in some bags and the dogs attempt to detect which bags have the drugs. The results of the test are shown in the two way table below. Test results Accurate Number of bags with drugs Number of bags without drugs Total A 152 186 Not accurate 6 8 14 40 160 B Total

1 2

(i) Calculate the values of A and B. (ii) What percentage of the test results was not accurate? (iii) What is the probability that a bag that is accurately tested by sniffer dogs, contains drugs ?

2 1 2

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(a) A specialist stated to a pregnant woman that every child born has a chance of being severely short sighted. The woman already has three children, two of who are shortsighted. Show mathematically that the chance of this occurrence is . 2

(b) In the game of SPOTTO, a player needs to select 6 winning numbers from 1 to 40. (i) (ii) (iii) How many possible outcomes are there? 2 In SPOTTO STRIKE, a player needs to select the first 4 numbers in the correct order. How many possible outcomes are there? 2 Which game is harder to win: SPOTTO or SPOTTO STRIKE? Explain why.2

(c) Jonathan plays a game that involves tossing 2 coins. Each game costs 50c to play. He wins $4 if both coins show a head, $1 for a head and a tail, but loses $5 if both are tails. (i) (ii) What is Jonathans final expectation from this game? On average, will he make a profit or loss ? Explain your response. 2 2

(d) The Mariners have a 0.8 chance of winning their home games and a 0.45 chance of winning their away games. If they play 12 home games and 13 away games over a season, how many games should they win? 2 (e) Calculate the number of different combinations of NSW motorcycle number plates with 2 letters and 4 numbers. 1 (f) Six people at a meeting are to be seated at a round table. If the chair of the meeting must be seated at a specific position, calculate the number of different ways the other members of the meeting may be seated. 1 (g) A couple decide to keep having children until they have a daughter. Assume that the probabilities of son and daughter at birth are equal for this question. (i) (ii) (iii) What is the probability that they will only have one child? 1 What is the probability of them having 4 children? 1 Is there a certainty of the couple ever having a daughter? Comment on your response giving mathematical reasons in your answer. 2