2. A man walked 1000 miles, correct to the nearest 10 miles.

If he walked on average 10 miles per

day, correct to the nearest mile, what are the lower and upper bounds, to the nearest day, for the
number of days he spent walking? [4 marks]

3. How many prime numbers are there between 90 and 100? [1 mark]

4. In 2016, Pete bought a car for $20 000. (a) This was 25% more than he paid for his previous car.
How much did he pay for his previous car? [2 marks]

(b) One year later, Pete’s new car was worth the same as he paid for his old car. By what percentage
had his new car decreased in value? [2 marks

5. Genoveva and Apolonia share a large container of cherries in the ratio 3 : 5. If Apolonia gives
Genoveva 20 cherries from her share, their new shares are in the ratio 7 : 5. How many cherries are
there altogether? [3 marks]

6. The Titanic ocean liner was 2.7 × 102 m long. If a domestic cat can run at a speed of 40 km h−1,
how long would it have taken a cat to run from one end of the Titanic to the other? Give your
answer to the nearest second. [2 marks]

7. If a train travels for 50 km at a speed of 40 km h−1, then travels a further 60 km at a speed of 30

km h−1, find: (a) the total time taken [3 marks]

(b) the average speed at which the train travelled, accurate to 3 significant figures. [3 marks]

2. A sequence begins 1, 3, 9, 27, 81,… Write down:

(a) the nth term rule [1 mark]

(b) the 15th term in the sequence. [1 mark]

3. Find the point of intersection of these straight lines:

3x + 4y = 22

−5x + 2y = 24 [4 marks]

4. Expand and simplify (x+1)(2x+1)( x-3) [2 marks]

5. In this diagram, the rectangle ABCD is attached to the top of the trapezium CDEF. AB = 2(x + 1)
cm, BC = 2(x − 1) cm, EF = 4x cm, and the perpendicular height of the trapezium is (2x − 3) cm.

(a) Write an expression for the area of rectangle ABCD. [1 mark]

(b) Write an expression for the area of trapezium CDEF. [1 mark]

(c) Write an expression for the total area of ABCD and CDEF. [1 mark]

(d) The total area of ABCD and CDEF is 91 cm2. Calculate the value of x. [4 marks]

6. The volume V of a cone with base radius r and height h is given by the formula =V 1 3 p r2h.

(a) Calculate the volume of a cone with base radius 6 cm and height 12 cm. [2 marks]

(b) Rearrange the formula to make h the subject. [1 mark]

(c) A cone has a volume of 960 cm3 and a base radius of 12 cm. Calculate its height. [2 marks]

(d) A cone has a volume of 72p cm3, and its radius and height are equal. Calculate its height. [2
marks]

7. x 2 − 6x + 14 can be written in the form (x + p)2 + q. Find the values of p and q. [2 marks]

10. A sequence begins 10, 7, 4, 1, −2,… Write down: (a) the nth term rule [1 mark] (b) the smallest
value of n for which the nth term is less than −100. [1 mark]

11. The diameter of Saturn is 10 times the diameter of Venus, and the diameter of Venus is 2.4
times the diameter of Neptune. If the diameter of Saturn is x times the diameter of Neptune, what is
x ? [5 marks]