SAINT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE

Year 12: General Mathematics

Assessment Task: February 2011
Time allowed: 40 minutes (1 Period) Maximum marks: 32

Instructions:
• Start each question on a new page.
• All necessary working is to be shown.
• Approved calculators may be used.
• Scripts without a name will NOT be marked.
• Marks may be deducted for careless or poorly arranged work.

Question 1 (marks)
(a) The table below shows the payment per $1 000 on a monthly reducible loan. Betty wants
to take out a loan of $280 000 at 8·25% p.a. to be repaid in equal monthly installments
over 25 years.
Years 7% 7.25% 7.5% 7.75% 8% 8.25% 8.5%
5 19.8012 19.9194 20.0379 20.1570 20.2765 20.3963 20.5164
10 11.6108 11.7401 11.8702 12.0011 12.1328 12.2653 12.3985
15 8.9883 9.1286 9.2701 9.4128 9.5566 9.7014 9.8474
20 7.7530 7.9036 8.0559 8.2095 8.3644 8.5207 8.6782
25 7.0678 7.2281 7.3899 7.5533 7.7182 7.8875 8.0522
30 6.6530 6.8218 6.9921 7.1641 7.3377 7.5127 7.6891

(i) Find the amount of Betty’s monthly repayment. 1

(ii) Find the amount of interest paid over the term of the loan. 2

(iii)Betty earns $64000 p.a., and can afford repayments of up to 40% of her income. 2
Can she afford the loan? Show calculations to support your answer.

(b) Ted buys a car with a cash price of $30 000. He pays a 20% deposit, and borrows the
remainder from a bank at a flat interest rate of 8·5% p.a., to be paid off in equal monthly
repayments over 10 years.

(i) Find the amount of Ted’s loan. 1

(ii) Find the total amount that Ted will repay to the bank. 2

(iii)Determine the amount of each monthly repayment. 1

2nR
(iv) Calculate the effective interest rate of this loan, using the formula r = .
n +1 1
Question 2 (marks)
(a) Simplify fully:

(i) 3( x + 5) − 4( x − 2) 1

4a 9cd
(ii) × 1
3c3 10a 2

L
(b) Given the formula T = 2π , find L when T = 1·5 and g = 980. 3
g
Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

(c) Solve the following equations:

(i) 2(5 x − 3) = 19 + 4 x 2

(d) Joel is asked to solve a question, giving his answer in scientific notation.
His solution is shown below.
( 2.6 ×104 ) × ( 4 ×102 )
= 10.4 ×106

There is an error in this solution.

(i) Identify where the error is, and explain your reasoning. 2

(ii) Write the correct answer. 1

n
(e) Make a the subject of=
T (a + l ) . 2
2
Question 3 (marks)
(a) After the devastation of Cyclone Yasi, Dwight decides to build a new cyclone shelter.
He builds it in the shape of a half-cylinder with two doors at one end, as shown below.
The side walls and end wall are each 1m thick and the shelter is 23m long.

1m

23m

1m
8m

(i) The interior is to be painted (except the floor and doors). Find the surface area to be 3
painted, giving your answer to one decimal place.

(ii) Find the volume of concrete needed for the walls, giving your answer to one 3
decimal place.
(b) A rectangular paddock 200m long and 280m wide contains a pond on one side, as shown
below. All measurements are in metres.

Pond

200

90 130 120 180

70 70 70 70

(i) Use two applications of Simpson’s rule to find the area of the pond, giving your 3
answer to one decimal place.

(ii) The pond has an average depth of 1·6m. Find the approximate volume of the pond, 1
giving your answer to the nearest m3.
 FORMULAE SHEET

Area of an annulus Surface area

A = π( R 2 − r 2 ) Sphere A = 4πr 2
Closed cylinder A = 2πrh + 2πr2
R = radius of outer circle
r = radius of inner circle r = radius
h = perpendicular height

Area of an ellipse Volume

A = πab 1
Cone V = πr2 h
a = length of semi − major axis 3
b = length of semi − minor axis Cylinder V = πr 2 h
1
Pyramid V = Ah
3
Area of a sector
4 3
Sphere V= πr
θ 3
A= πr 2
360
r = radius
θ = number of degrees in central angle
A = area of base
h = perpendicular height

Arc length of a circle

Sine rule
θ
l= 2πr a b c
360 = =
θ = number of degrees in central angle sin A sin B sin C

Simpson's rule for area approximation Area of a triangle

A≈
h
(d f + 4d m + dl ) A=
1
ab sin C
3 2
h = distance between successive measurements
d f = first measurement Cosine rule
c = a + b − 2abcos C
2 2 2
d m = middle measurement
d l = last measurement or

a 2 + b2 − c2
cos C =
2ab
Simple interest Declining balance formula for
depreciation
I=Prn S = V 0 (1 - r)n

P = initial quantity S = salvage value of asset after n periods

r = percentage interest rate per period, r = percentage interest rate per period,
expressed as a decimal expressed as a decimal
n = number of periods

Mean of a sample
Compound interest
x=
∑x
A = P (1+ r )
n
n

x=
∑ fx
∑f
A = final balance
P = initial quantity
n = number of compounding periods x = mean
r = percentage interest rate per compounding x = individual score
period, expressed as a decimal
n = number of scores
f = frequency
Future value (A) of an annuity

 (1+r)n - 1
A=M Formula for a z-score
 r 

x−x
M = contribution per period, z=
paid at the end of the period s
s = standard deviation

Present value (N) of an annuity Gradient of a straight line

 (1+r)n - 1 
N = M  m=
vertical change in position
 r(1 + r)n  horizontal change in position
or
Gradient-intercept form of a straight line
A
N = y = mx + b
(1 + r)n
m = gradient
b = y-intercept
Straight-line formula for depreciation
S = V 0 – Dn Probability of an event
S = salvage value of asset after n periods The probability of an event where
V 0 = purchase price of the asset outcomes are equally likely is given by:
D = amount of depreciation apportioned
number of favourable outcomes
per period P(event ) =
n = number of periods total number of outcomes