NSW BOS General Mathematics Solutions 2008 Q14

h
= sin 55 , h = 80 sin 55 66 m B
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Q15 Total amount paid on terms
Section I = 15%of 16000 + 320 60 = 21600
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Interest = 21600 16000 = $5600 B
A C A D B B D C
3 6
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Q16 Pr (blue ) = = , i.e. 6 blue marbles out of a total of 16
8 16
A D B A C B B D
marbles. D
17 18 19 20 21 22
Q17 R N
A A B D B C Q is SW of P and R is NW of P,
RPQ = 90 and RPN = 45 . T
12k 3 NPT = 360 45 90 165 = 60 P
3
Q1 12k 4k = = 3k 31 = 3k 2 A
4k 165
A
Q2 Surface area = (2 5) 1 + (3 5) 2 + (3 2 ) 2 = 52 cm2 C Q

Q3 Range = Max min = 67 x = 43 , x = 24 , N = 4 A Q18 M(letter)(numeral)(numeral)(letter)(letter)

1 26 10 10 26 26 = 263 102 A
x
Q4 y = 3 is an exponential function. y = 1 when x = 0 . D
hb nb nb
Q19 Since h n , = = ,
Q5 The smallest angle (let it be ) is opposite to the shortest ha na na
side of the triangle.
hb 10000
Use the cosine rule: 6 2 = 7 2 + 8 2 2(7 )(8) cos , = = 5 , hb = 35 5 78 B
35 2000
7 2 + 82 6 2
cos = , 47 B
2(7 )(8) Q20 Similar triangles:
13 2 x 8
Q6 30001 < 43561 < 45000 3
Tax payable = 5400 + (43561 30000) 0.40 = 10824.40 B
x 13
= , x = 4 13 14.42 m D
8 2
Q7 Last week pay = 15 12 1.5 = 270
This week pay = 15 x 2 = 270 , 30 x = 270 , x = 9 D
Q21 Vcylinder : Vsphere
Q8 When the 33 scores are in order, the median is the 17 th 4 4 4 1
= r 2 h : r 3 = r 2 (4r ) : r 3 = 4r 3 : r 3 = 1 : = 3 : 1 B
score, i.e. 14. C 3 3 3 3

x + 2y 5.6 + 2 3.1 450 3 3 5

Q9 = 0.69 A Q22 Pr (6) = = , Pr(6) = 1 = ,
8y 8 3 .1 1200 8 8 8
5 1
Pr (1) = Pr (2) = Pr (3) = Pr (4) = Pr (5) = 5 = C
Q10 The boxes have the same width, the two sets of data 8 8
have the same interquartile range. D

Q11 Area of the shower floor (excluding the drain)

= 100 100 52 9921 cm2 B

Q12 The word skewed is used to describe the distribution of a

set of data, not the correlation between two sets of data. A

Q13 The average height of the two students must be 160 cm as

well. (149 + 171) 2 = 160 C

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Section II 2
A = N (1 + r ) , where A = 740000 , r =
n
Q24c = 0.02 and
100
Q23ai Feb, Mar, Nov or Dec. 740000
n = 40 . 740000 = N (1.02) , N =
40
= $335138.91 .
1.0240
Q23aii In the 4 months in Q23ai, only Nov has average rainfall
less than 80 mm. Nov is the best month if both rainfall and
temperature data are considered. Q25ai a 2t = P , a 22 = 24 , a = 6 .

Q23bi Capacity = 1250 ml, correct to the nearest 10 ml. log(250)

Q25aii 6 2t = 1500 , 2t = 250 , t = 7.966 .
the capacity is between 1245 and 1254.999 ml, log(2)
i.e. 1250 5 ml. it will take 8 years to first exceed 1500.
5 Q25bi
percentage error = 100% = 0.4% .
1250
11/29 B
Q23ci Volume of alcohol = 5.5%of 375 ml B
12/30 18/29 R
5 .5
= 375 = 20.625 ml.
100 18/30 12/29 B
R
Q23cii Rate of alcoholic drink intake 17/29 R
= 1 standard drink per hour
375 Q25bii Pr (samecolour ) = Pr(BBorRR )
= ml per hour
1.6 12 11 18 17 73
375 = Pr (BB ) + Pr (RR ) = + = .
= 60 ml per minute 3.9 ml per minute. 30 29 30 29 145
1.6
5x + 1
Q23d = 4 x 7 , 5 x + 1 = 2(4 x 7 ) , 5 x + 1 = 8 x 14 , Q25ci Height of box = radius = 15 cm 20
2 Width of box = 7 3 = 21 cm 15 cm
15 = 3x , x = 5 . Length of box = (15 sin 20) 8 = 41.04 cm

Q23e Length of bar graph = 9 cm,

Q25cii Cross-sectional area of triangular prism
length of pizza section = 3.5 cm.
1
3 .5 = 15 15 sin 40 = 72.314 cm2
Number of people = 450 = 175 . 2
9 Volume of triangular prism = 72.314 7 506 cm3
Q23f Mean mark for 4 tests
= (total mark for the first 3 tests + mark, x, for the 4th test) 4 Q26ai
72 3 + x
i.e. 73 = , x = 76 .
4 Aged < 40 Aged 40 Total
Liked (L) 65 37 102
Q24ai Total sales in a year = $15670 12 = $188040 Did not like ( L ) 42 31 73
Earning per year = 13%of $188040 = $24445.20 Total 107 A 175

Q24aii Bob should choose Method 2. A = 37 + 31 = 68 .

Earning per year = $350 52 + 4.5%of $188040 = $26661.80
42 6
Q24bi Number of 3-digit numbers = 3 4 5 = 60 . Q26aii Pr (< 40 L) = = .
175 25
102 102
Q24bii Number of odd ones = 3 4 3 = 36 , Q26aiii Pr (L ) = , percentage = 100% = 58.3% . No.
175 175
36 3
Pr (odd ) = = .
60 5 35000
Q24biii Number of even ones = 60 36 = 24 . Q26bi Relative frequency = = 0.0175
2000000
Q24biv 432, 431, 421 and 321 are the only possibilities Q26bii The distribution is negatively skewed with 80% of the
4 1 retirement ages between 61 and 75.
satisfying the requirements. Probability = = .
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Q26ci The chance for outcome 4 to occur log(5.584176402)
n= = 251.032 months.
= (100 10 40 30)% = 20% . log(1.006875)
Let $x be the loss in outcome 4. 251.032
Expectation of the game = 0 , Time required to pay off the loan is = 20.92 years.
12
10% 12 + 40% 6 + 30% 3 20% x = 0 , x = 22.50 . Unable to pay off in 20 years.

Q26di From graph, 0.6M = 0.6 1000000 = 600000

Q27c Use S = V0 (1 r ) , where S = 2023 , n = 2 and
n

Q26dii The modal age group is 35-39. 15

r= = 0.15 .
100
2023 = V0 (1 0.15) , 2023 = V0 0.852 , V0 = $2800 .
2
Q26diii Number of males + number of females
= 0 .7 M + 0 .7 M = 1 .4 M
Q28ai For 6-year old girl of height 120 cm, z = 1 .
Q26div The 80+ age group has a greater range in age whilst the
75-79 age group has only a range of 5 years. Q28aii1 If 2.5% of girls are taller than Rachel, Rachels height
must be + 2 , z = 2 and Rachels height is 155 cm.
Q27ai
Q28aii2 At age 15 12 , Rachel remains 155 cm tall and this
6400 km 113E
75 corresponds to z = 1 .
38E
Percentage of girls taller than Rachel
= 113 38 = 75 . = 34% + 50% = 84% . 34 50

-1 0 z

Distance = r = 6400 75 8378 km. Q28aiii For 18-year old girls, average height (corresponds
180 180 to z = 0 ) is 163 cm.

d 8378 m m
Q27aii Time taken = = 9 hours. Q28aiv 21 B 25 , 21 25 , 21 25 ,
v 913 h 2
1.632
75
Q27aiii Borneo is ahead of Kenya by 24 = 5 hours. 211.632 m 25 1.632 , i.e. 55.8 m 66.4 .
360 Minimum weight is 55.8 kg.
Kenya time: Departure 10pm Tue; 9 hrs later, arrival 7am Wed.
Borneo time: Departure 3am Wed; arrival 12 noon Wed. Q28av1 The average height of a girl between 6 and 11 years
increases by 6 cm per year.
(1 + r ) 1
n
Q27bi Use N = M n
,
r (1 + r ) Q28av2 The given graphs are linear between 6 and 11 years,
but not for age older than 12.
8.25
where n = 12 30 = 360 , r = = 0.006875 , N = 290000
100 12 h
and M is the monthly repayment. Q28bi Simpsons rule: A =
3
(
d f + 4d m + d l .)
(1 + 0.006875) 1
360
h h 2h
290000 = M 360
. M $2178.67 . A (2 applications) = (0 + 4a + b ) + (b + 4a + 0) = (4a + b) .
0.006875(1 + 0.006875) 3 3 3
Q27bii Total amount paid = 2178.67 360 = $784321.20 .
Q28bii A = 600 , 4h = 80 , h = 20 .
2 20
Q27biii N = 290000 , r = 0.006875 . 600 = (4a + b) , 4a + b = 45 , b = 45 4a .
The monthly repayment is increased by $250, 3
M = 2178.67 + 250 = 2428.67 . If a increases by 2 m, b decreases by 8 m.
(1 + 0.006875)n 1
290000 = 2428.67 n
,
0.006875(1 + 0.006875) Please inform mathline@itute.com re conceptual,
n mathematical and/or typing errors.
1.006875 1
119.4069182 = ,
0.006875 1.006875n
0.8209225626 1.006875n = 1.006875n 1 ,
0.1790774374 1.006875n = 1 , 1.006875n = 5.584176402 ,

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