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1 (a) Alfonso has $75 to spend on the internet.

He spends some of the money on music, films and books.

(i) The money he spends on music, films and books is in the ratio

music : films : books = 5 : 3 : 7.

He spends $16.50 on music.

Calculate the total amount he spends on music, films and books.

$ ................................................ [3]

(ii) Find this total amount as a percentage of the $75.

............................................ % [1]

(b) The download times for the music, films and books are in the ratio

music : films : books = 2 : 9 : 1.

The total download time is 3 hours and 33 minutes.

Calculate the download time for the films.

Give your answer in hours, minutes and seconds.

................ hours ................ minutes ................ seconds [3]

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(c) The cost of $16.50 for the music was a reduction of 12% on the original cost.

Calculate the original cost of the music.

$ ................................................. [3]

2 (a) Alberto changes 800 Argentine pesos (ARS) into dollars ($) when the rate is $1 = 3.8235 ARS.
He spends $150 and changes the remaining dollars back into pesos when the rate is $1 =
3.8025 ARS.

Calculate the amount Alberto now has in pesos.

Answer …………………………ARS [3]

(b) Xavier invests $500 at a rate of 1.5% per year simple interest.

At the end of y years, the value of Xavier’s investment is $612.50 .

Find the value of y.

y = ................................................ [3]

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(c) Each year the value of a car decreases by 12% of its value at the beginning of that year.

The original value of the car is $20000.

(i) Calculate the value of the car at the end of 3 years.

Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.

$ ................................................ [3]

(ii) Find the number of complete years for the value of $20000 to decrease until it is first below

$1000.

................................................. [4]

3 Solve the following equations.

5 3
(a) =
𝑤 𝑤+1

w =…………………………….. [2]

(b) (y+1)2 = 4

y =……….. or y =………… [2]

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𝑥+1 𝑥−2
(c) − =2
3 5

x =……………………………… [3]

The area of the triangle is equal to the area of the square.

All lengths are in centimetres.

(i) Show that x2 −3x −2 = 0.

Answer(c)(i)

[3]

(ii) Solve the equation x2 – 3x – 2 = 0, giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Show all your working.

x =………….. or x =…………… [4]

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(iii) Calculate the area of one of the shapes.

………………………… cm2[1]

5 Simplify
2
𝑥 27 3
(a) ( 27 )

…………………………..[2]
−1
𝑥−2 2
(b) ( 4 )

…………………………..[2]

(c)

…………………………..[2]

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6 The cost of a bottle of water is $w.

The cost of a bottle of juice is $j.

The total cost of 8 bottles of water and 2 bottles of juice is $12.

The total cost of 12 bottles of water and 18 bottles of juice is $45.

Find the cost of a bottle of water and the cost of a bottle of juice.

Cost of a bottle of water = $ …………………

Cost of a bottle of juice = $..................... [5]

7 Roshni cycles 2 kilometres at y km/h and then runs 4 kilometres at (y – 4) km/h.

The whole journey takes 40 minutes.

(i) Write an equation in y and show that it simplifies to y2− 13y + 12 = 0.

…………………………. [3]

(ii) Factorise y2 − 13y + 12.

………………………… [2]

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(iii) Solve the equation y2 − 13y + 12 = 0.

y =…………….. or y =………………….. [1]

(iv) Work out Roshni’s running speed.

……………………. km/h [1]

8 (a) Expand the brackets.

g(7f – g2)

……….…………….. [2]

(b) Factorise completely.

18h2 – 12hj

…………..……………… [2]

(c) Make m the subject of the formula.

t = 8m + 15

m =…………….……….. [2]

9 Rationalise the denominator and simplify.

................................................. [3]

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10 Simplify.

................................................. [3]

................................................. [4]

11 The table shows information about the heights of 120 girls in a swimming club.

(a) (i) Write down the modal class.

……………………… m [1]

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(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean height. Show all of your working.

………………………… m [4]

12 40 students are asked about the number of people in their families.

The table shows the results.

(a) Find

(i) the mode,

…………………………. [1]

(ii) the median,

…………..…………….. [1]

(iii) the mean.

……………………… [3]

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(b) Another n students are asked about the number of people in their families.

The mean for these n students is 3.

Find, in terms of n, an expression for the mean number for all (40 + n) students.

……………………………….. [2]

13 A group of children were asked how much money they had saved. The histogram and table show
the results.

Use the histogram to calculate the values of p, q and r.

[4]

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14 The numbers of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla ice-creams sold are shown in the table.

Flavour Number of ice-creams Pie chart sector angle

(i) Complete the table by working out the sector angles for strawberry and vanilla. [3]

(ii) Complete the pie chart below and label the sectors. [3]

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The diagrams show two mathematically similar containers.

The larger container has a base with diameter 9 cm and a height 20 cm.

The smaller container has a base with diameter d cm and a height 10 cm.

(a) Find the value of d.

d =……………………….. [1]

(b) The larger container has a capacity of 1600ml.

Calculate the capacity of the smaller container.

…………………………. ml [2]

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ABC is a triangle.

DE is parallel to BC.

(a) Show that triangle ADE is similar to triangle ABC.

.....................................................................................................................................................

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.....................................................................................................................................................

.....................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................................... [2]

(b) AD : DB = 2 : 3 .

Find the ratio Area of triangle ADE : Area of triangle ABC.

...................... : ...................... [1]

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