Probability
Probability
11 cm
A B
NOT TO
SCALE
4.7 cm
D C
2.6 cm
17 cm
Answer(a)(i)
[1]
(ii) Write the number of seats in area B as a percentage of the total number of seats.
(b) The cost of a ticket for a seat in each area of the theatre is shown in the table.
Area A $11.50
Area B $15
Area C $22.50
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For a concert 80% of area B tickets were sold and 5 of area C tickets were sold.
The total amount of money taken from ticket sales was $35 834.
(c) The total ticket sales of $35 834 was 5% less than the ticket sales at the previous concert.
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A
B
NOT TO
52°
SCALE
D
O
56°
C E
(a) Find the sizes of the following angles and give a reason for each answer.
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(ii) Find the probability that they both finish this race.
(iii) Find the probability that only one of them finishes this race.
(b) After the first race, Yeung competes in two further triathlon races.
(ii) Calculate the probability that Yeung finishes all three of his races.
(iii) Calculate the probability that Yeung finishes at least one of his races.
0 -1 1 -2 -3
5 P= f p Q=f p R=e o
1 0 0 1 5
(a) Work out
(i) 4P,
Answer(a)(i) [1]
(ii) P – Q,
Answer(a)(ii) [1]
(iii) P2,
Answer(a)(iii) [2]
(iv) QR.
Answer(a)(iv) [2]
1 0
(b) Find the matrix S, so that QS = f p.
0 1
Answer(b) [3]
6 (a) Simplify.
(i) x3 ÷ 35
x
7
A P
NOT TO
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56° 6.5 cm
8 cm 8 cm
O x
C B
Q
(a) Show that the area of triangle ABC is 26.5 cm2 correct to 1 decimal place.
Answer(a)
[2]
(b) The area of sector OPQ is equal to the area of triangle ABC.
NOT TO
SCALE
r cm
30°
Answer(c)(i)
[4]
8 (a) A straight line joins the points (–1, –4) and (3, 8).
y
NOT TO
SCALE
x
(a, 0) 0 (b, 0)
(0, c)
Answer(b)(ii) a = ................................................
b = ................................................
c = ................................................ [3]
(iii) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry of the graph of y = x2 + 3x – 10.
y
NOT TO
SCALE
x
0
[4]
Answer(d)(i) p = ................................................
q = ................................................ [3]
(ii) Write down the minimum value of y for the graph of y = x2 + 12x – 7.
9 (a) Ricardo asks some motorists how many litres of fuel they use in one day.
The numbers of litres, correct to the nearest litre, are shown in the table.
Number of litres 16 17 18 19 20
Number of motorists 11 10 p 4 8
(ii) When Manuel travelled 480 km in his car it used 60 litres of fuel.
Manuel’s car used fuel at the same rate for the journey of 320 km.
Calculate the number of litres of fuel the car used for the journey of 320 km.
(iii) Calculate the cost per litre of fuel used for the journey of 320 km.
(c) Ellie drives a car at a constant speed of 30 m/s correct to the nearest 5 m/s.
She maintains this speed for 5 minutes correct to the nearest 10 seconds.
Calculate the upper bound of the distance in kilometres that Ellie could have travelled.
10 (a)
(3x – 5) cm
NOT TO
(2x – 3) cm SCALE
(15 – 2x) cm
(2x + 7) cm
(b)
(5a – 2b) m (6b – a) m
14 m
(7a – 6b) m NOT TO
SCALE
am
13.5 m
(3b + a) m
Answer(b) a = ................................................
b = ................................................ [6]
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