2.

GRAPHS, FUR1 2008 VCAA 1 MC

FURMATHS: GRAPHS AND RELATIONS
The concentration (in mg/L) of a particular chemical in a swimming pool is graphed over a
Graph Applications four-week period.

Teacher: Dora Verrocchi

Exam Equivalent Time: 123.75 minutes (based on VCE allocation of 2.25
min/mark for FUR1, and 1.5 min/mark for FUR2)

Questions
1. GRAPHS, FUR1 2007 VCAA 3 MC

For this four-week period, the concentration of the chemical was greater than 3 mg/L for
A. exactly four weeks.
B. between three and four weeks.
C. exactly two weeks.
D. exactly one week.
E. less than one week.

The graph above represents the temperature, in degrees Celsius, over a 16-hour period.
During this period, the minimum temperature occurred at
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
3. GRAPHS, FUR1 2016 VCAA 1 MC 4. GRAPHS, FUR1 2011 VCAA 6 MC
The graph below shows the temperature, in degrees Celsius, between 6 am and 6 pm on a A newsagent has four thick magazines and four thin magazines.
given day.
The magazines are stacked one by one into a pile.
The thick magazines are all placed in the bottom part of the file, and the thin magazines are
all placed in the top part of the pile.
A graph indicates the changing height of the pile of magazines as each magazine is added
to the pile could be

From 2 pm to 6 pm, the temperature decreased by

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
5. GRAPHS, FUR1 2013 VCAA 3 MC 6. GRAPHS, FUR1 2014 VCAA 1 MC
A full tank holds 2000 litres of water. The graph below shows the altitude, in metres, of a balloon over a six-hour flight.
Water is pumped out of the tank at a constant rate.
The graph below shows how the volume of water in the tank, , changes with time, .

Over the six-hour period, the length of time, in hours, where the altitude of the balloon was at
least 1500 m is
The constant rate, in litres per minute, at which the water is being pumped out of the tank is
A.
A.
B.
B.
C.
C.
D.
D.
E.
E.
7. GRAPHS, FUR1 2015 VCAA 1 MC 8. GRAPHS, FUR1 2015 VCAA 3 MC
A camera is accidentally dropped from the top of a tower that is 96 m high. A local supermarket delivers groceries that are ordered online by its customers.
The graph below shows how the height of the camera above the ground, in metres, changes The graph below is used to determine the delivery fee from the amount spent by the
with time, in seconds. customer.

The delivery fee for an online customer who spends $250 on groceries is
From the moment it was dropped, the time that it takes for the camera to hit the ground, in
A.
seconds, is closest to
B.
A.
C.
B.
D.
C.
E.
D.
E.
9. GRAPHS, FUR1 2017 VCAA 2 MC 10. GRAPHS, FUR1 2011 VCAA 1-2 MC
The graph below shows the volume of water in a water tank between 7 am and 5 pm on one The charges for posting letters that weigh 100 g or less are shown in the graph below.
day.
volume (litres)

1000

800

600

400

200

time
7 am 8 am 9 am 10 am 11 am 12 noon 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm

Which one of the following statements is true? Part 1

A. The volume of water in the tank decreases between 8 am and 11 am. The charge for posting a 35 g letter is

B. The volume of water in the tank increases at the greatest rate between 4 pm and 5 pm. A.

C. The volume of water in the tank is constant between 12 noon and 2 pm. B.

D. The tank is filled with water at a constant rate of 100 L per hour. C.

E. More water enters the tank during the first five hours than during the last five hours. D.
E.

Part 2
Two letters are posted.
The total postage charge cannot be
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

11. GRAPHS, FUR1 2009 VCAA 1-3 MC

The graph below shows the water temperature in a fish tank over a 12-hour period.

The cost of heating the tank for one hour is

A.
B.
Part 1 C.
Over the 12-hour period, the temperature of the tank is increasing most rapidly D.
A. during the first 2 hours. E.
B. from 2 to 4 hours.
C. from 4 to 6 hours.
D. from 6 to 8 hours.
E. from 8 to 10 hours.

Part 2
The fish tank is considered to be a safe environment for a type of fish if the water
temperature is maintained between 24°C and 28°C.
Over the 12-hour period, the length of time (in hours) that the environment was safe for this
type of fish was closest to
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Part 3
The graph below can be used to determine the cost (in cents) of heating the fish tank during
the first five hours of heating.
12. GRAPHS, FUR1 2010 VCAA 1-2 MC 13. GRAPHS, FUR1 2006 VCAA 2 MC
The volume of water that is stored in a tank over a 24-hour period is shown in the graph
below.

The graph above represents the depth of water in a channel (in metres) as it changes over
time (in hours).
Part 1 During the time interval shown, the number of times the depth of the water in the channel is
10 metres is
What is the difference in the volume of water (in litres) in the tank between 8 am and 6 pm?
A.
A.
B.
B.
C.
C.
D.
D.
E.
E.

Part 2
The rate of increase in the volume of water in the tank (in litres/hour) between 8 am and 10
am is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
14. GRAPHS, FUR1 2007 VCAA 5 MC 15. GRAPHS, FUR1 2013 VCAA 5 MC
The step graph below shows the speeding fines that are given for exceeding the speed limit
by different amounts.

The cost of hiring one motorbike for up to 4 hours is shown in the graph above.
Two motorbikes were hired.
The total charge for hiring the two motorbikes was $45.
The time for which each motorbike was hired could have been
A driver was fined for driving at a speed of 65 km/h in a zone with a speed limit of 40 km/h.
A. 1 hour and 2 hours.
The fine given was
B. 1 hour and 3 hours.
A.
C. 1.5 hours and 2 hours.
B.
D. 1.5 hours and 3 hours.
C.
E. 2 hours and 3.5 hours.
D.
E.

16. GRAPHS, FUR1 2013 VCAA 6 MC

In one month, an energy company charges a $30 service fee plus a supply charge of two
cents per megajoule (MJ) of energy used.
The graph that best models this situation is
17. GRAPHS, FUR1 2014 VCAA 5 MC
The distance–time graph below shows a train’s journey between two towns.
During the journey, the train stopped for 30 minutes.

The average speed of the train, in kilometres per hour, for the journey is closest to
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
18. GRAPHS, FUR1 2017 VCAA 4 MC
The annual fee for membership of a car club, in dollars, based on years of membership of
the club is shown in the step graph below.
fee ($)

600

500

400
A gas-powered camping lamp is lit and the gas is left on for six hours. During this time the
lamp runs out of gas.
300 The graph shows how the mass, , of the gas container (in grams) changes with time, (in
hours), over this period.

200
Part 1
Assume that the loss in weight of the gas container is due only to the gas being burnt.
100
From the graph it can be seen that the lamp runs out of gas after
A.
years of
O 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 membership B.
C.
In the Martin family:
D.
• Hayley has been a member of the club for four years
• John has been a member of the club for 20 years E.
• Sharon has been a member of the club for 25 years.
What is the total fee for membership of the car club for the Martin family? Part 2
A. Which one of the following rules could be used to describe the graph above?
B.
A.
C.
D.
B.
E.

C.
19. GRAPHS, FUR1 2006 VCAA 3-4 MC

D.
 E.
21. GRAPHS, FUR1 2012 VCAA 6 MC
The oil price (dollars/barrel) over a ten-year period is shown on the graph below.

20. GRAPHS, FUR1 2012 VCAA 4-5 MC

Which one of the following statements is true?

Part 1 A. The highest oil price over the ten-year period is $70.

The graph above shows the volume of water, litres, in a tank at time minutes. B. The oil price decreased for exactly two of the ten years.

The equation of this line between and minutes is C. The oil price changed most rapidly during the sixth year.

A. D. On average, the oil price changed by $4.50 per year over the ten years.

B. E. The difference between the highest and lowest oil price during this ten-year period is
$45.
C.
D.
E.

Part 2
During the 85 minutes that it took to empty the tank, the volume of water in the tank first
decreased at the rate of 15 litres per minute and then did not change for a period of time.
The period of time, in minutes, for which the volume of water in the tank did not change is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
22. GRAPHS, FUR1 2012 VCAA 9 MC 23. GRAPHS, FUR1 2016 VCAA 8 MC
The cost of posting a parcel that weighs 500 grams or less depends on its weight, as shown Megan walks from her house to a shop that is 800 m away.
on the graph below.
The equation for the relationship between the distance, in metres, that Megan is from her
house minutes after leaving is

If Megan reaches the shop 10 minutes after leaving her house, the value of is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The total cost of posting three separate parcels weighing respectively 100 grams, 150 grams
and 210 grams is $11.
The total cost of posting three separate parcels weighing respectively 60 grams, 110 grams
and 350 grams is $8.
The total cost of posting two separate parcels weighing respectively 170 grams and 500
grams is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
24. GRAPHS, FUR2 2006 VCAA 1 25. GRAPHS, FUR2 2008 VCAA 1
Harry operates a mobile pet care service. The call-out fee charged depends on the distance Tiffany’s pulse rate (in beats/minute) during the first 60 minutes of a long-distance run is
he has to travel to tend to a pet. The call-out fees for distances up to 30 km are shown on the shown in the graph below.
graph below.

a. What was Tiffany’s pulse rate (in beats/minute) 15 minutes after she started her run? (1
mark)

b. By how much did Tiffany’s pulse rate increase over the first 60 minutes of her run?
a. According to this graph Write your answer in beats/minute. (1 mark)
i. what is the call-out fee to travel a distance of 20 km? (1 mark)
c. The recommended maximum pulse rate for adults during exercise is determinded by
ii. what is the maximum distance travelled for a call-out fee of $10? (1 mark) subtracting the person’s age in years from 220.
A call-out fee of $50 is charged to travel distances of more than 30 km but less than or equal i. Write an equation in terms of the variables maximum pulse rate and age that can be
to 40 km. used to determine a person’s recommended maximum pulse rate from his or her age.
(1 mark)
b. Draw this information on the graph above. (1 mark)
The target zone for aerobic exercise is between 60% and 75% of a person’s maximum
pulse rate.
Tiffany is 20 years of age.
ii. Determine the values between which Tiffany’s pulse rate should remain so that she
exercises within her target zone.
Write your answers correct to the nearest whole number. (1 mark)
26. GRAPHS, FUR2 2013 VCAA 1 27. GRAPHS, FUR2 2018 VCAA 1
The distance-time graph below shows the first two stages of a bus journey from a school to a The following chart displays the daily gold prices (dollars per gram) for the month of
camp. November 2017.

a. At what constant speed, in kilometres per hour, did the bus travel during stage 1 of
the journey? (1 mark)
b. For how many minutes did the bus stop during stage 2 of the journey? (1 mark)

The third stage of the journey is missing from the graph.

During stage 3, the bus continued its journey to the camp and travelled at a constant speed
of 60 km/h for one hour.
c. Draw a line segment on the graph above to represent stage 3 of the journey. (1 mark)
a. Which day in November had the lowest gold price? (1 mark)
d. Find the average speed of the bus over the three hours.
Write your answer in kilometres per hour. (1 mark) b. Between which two consecutive days did the greatest increase in gold price occur? (1 mark)

The distance, km, of the bus from the school, hours after departure is given by

e. Determine the value of . (1 mark)

28. GRAPHS, FUR2 2007 VCAA 1 Fair Go Airlines offers air travel between destinations in regional Victoria.
The Goldsmith family are going on a driving holiday in Western Australia. Table 1 shows the fares for some distances travelled.
On the first day, they leave home at 8 am and drive to Watheroo then Geraldton.
The distance​–time graph below shows their journey to Geraldton.

a. What is the maximum distance a passenger could travel for $160? (1 mark)

The fares for the distances travelled in Table 1 are graphed below.

At 9.30 am the Goldsmiths arrive at Watheroo.

They stop for a period of time.
a. For how many minutes did they stop at Watheroo? (1 mark)
b. The fare for a distance longer than 400 km, but not longer than 550 km, is $280.
After leaving Watheroo, the Goldsmiths continue their journey and arrive in Geraldton at 12
pm. Draw this information on the graph above. (1 mark)

b. What distance (in kilometres) do they travel between Watheroo and Geraldton? (1 mark) Fair Go Airlines is planning to change its fares.

c. Calculate the Goldsmiths'​ average speed (in km/h) when travelling between Watheroo and A new fare will include a service fee of $40, plus 50 cents per kilometre travelled.
Geraldton. (1 mark) An equation used to determine this new fare is given by
The Goldsmiths leave Geraldton at 1 pm and drive to Hamelin. They travel at a constant fare = × distance.
speed of 80 km/h for three hours. They do not make any stops.
c. A passenger travels 300 km.
d. On the graph above, draw a line segment representing their journey from Geraldton to
How much will this passenger save on the fare calculated using the equation above
Hamelin. (1 mark)
compared to the fare shown in Table 1? (1 mark)
d. At a certain distance between 250 km and 400 km, the fare, when calculated using either
the new equation or Table 1, is the same.
29. GRAPHS, FUR2 2009 VCAA 1 What is this distance? (2 marks)
 e. An equation connecting the maximum distance that may be travelled for each fare in Table 31. GRAPHS, FUR2 2015 VCAA 4
1 on page 16 can be written as
fare = + × maximum distance. The airline that Ben uses to travel to Japan charges for the seat and luggage separately.
Determine and . (2 marks) The charge for luggage is based on the weight, in kilograms, of the luggage.
If the luggage is paid for at the airport, the graph below can be used to determine the cost,
30. GRAPHS, FUR2 2016 VCAA 1 in dollars, of luggage of a certain weight, in kilograms.

Maria is a hockey player. She is paid a bonus that depends on the number of goals that she
scores in a season.
The graph below shows the value of Maria’s bonus against the number of goals that she
scores in a season.

a. Find the cost at the airport for 23 kg of luggage. (1 mark)

If the luggage is paid for online prior to arriving at the airport, the equation for the
relationship between the online cost, in dollars, and the weight, in kilograms, would be

a. What is the value of Maria’s bonus if she scores seven goals in a season? (1 mark)

b. What is the least number of goals that Maria must score in a season to receive a bonus of b. Find the online cost for 30 kg of luggage. (1 mark)

$2500? (1 mark) c. On the graph above, sketch a graph of the online cost of luggage for
Another player, Bianca, is paid a bonus of $125 for every goal that she scores in a season. weight
. Include the end points. (2 marks)
c. What is the value of Bianca’s bonus if she scores eight goals in a season? (1 mark)
(Answer on the graph above.)
d. At the end of the season, both players have scored the same number of goals and receive
the same bonus amount. d. Determine the weight of luggage for which the airport cost and online cost are the same.
Write your answer correct to one decimal place. (1 mark)
How many goals did Maria and Bianca each score in the season? (1 mark)

32. GRAPHS, FUR2 2017 VCAA 2

A swimming race is being held in the ocean.
From the shore, competitors swim 500 m out to a buoy in the ocean and then return to the
shore.
One competitor, Edgar, reaches the buoy after 12.5 minutes and completes the race in 25
minutes.
The graph below shows his distance from shore, in metres, minutes after the race begins.
a. What distance, in metres, has Edgar swum after 15 minutes? (1 mark) d. How many minutes after the start of the race were Zlatko and Edgar the same distance from
the shore?
b. Let be Edgar’s distance from the shore, in metres, minutes after the race begins.
Round your answer to two decimal places. (1 mark)
The linear relation that represents his swim out to the buoy is of the form

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Show that . (1 mark)

A second competitor, Zlatko, began the race at the same time as Edgar.
Below is the relation that describes Zlatko’s swim, where is his distance from the shore, in
metres, minutes after the race begins and is the time it took Zlatko to finish the race.

c. The graph below again shows the relation representing Edgar’s swim.
Sketch the relation representing Zlatko’s swim on the graph below. (2 marks)
Worked Solutions 6. GRAPHS, FUR1 2014 VCAA 1 MC

1. GRAPHS, FUR1 2007 VCAA 3 MC

7. GRAPHS, FUR1 2015 VCAA 1 MC

2. GRAPHS, FUR1 2008 VCAA 1 MC

8. GRAPHS, FUR1 2015 VCAA 3 MC

3. GRAPHS, FUR1 2016 VCAA 1 MC

9. GRAPHS, FUR1 2017 VCAA 2 MC

4. GRAPHS, FUR1 2011 VCAA 6 MC

5. GRAPHS, FUR1 2013 VCAA 3 MC

COMMENT: The rate could

also be calculated as the
gradient of the graph.
10. GRAPHS, FUR1 2011 VCAA 1-2 MC 11. GRAPHS, FUR1 2009 VCAA 1-3 MC
12. GRAPHS, FUR1 2010 VCAA 1-2 MC 14. GRAPHS, FUR1 2007 VCAA 5 MC

13. GRAPHS, FUR1 2006 VCAA 2 MC

15. GRAPHS, FUR1 2013 VCAA 5 MC

16. GRAPHS, FUR1 2013 VCAA 6 MC 19. GRAPHS, FUR1 2006 VCAA 3-4 MC

♦ Mean mark 50%.

17. GRAPHS, FUR1 2014 VCAA 5 MC

18. GRAPHS, FUR1 2017 VCAA 4 MC

20. GRAPHS, FUR1 2012 VCAA 4-5 MC 21. GRAPHS, FUR1 2012 VCAA 6 MC

♦ Mean mark 49%. ♦ Mean mark 49%.

22. GRAPHS, FUR1 2012 VCAA 9 MC

23. GRAPHS, FUR1 2016 VCAA 8 MC 25. GRAPHS, FUR2 2008 VCAA 1
a.

♦♦♦ Mean mark 26%.

b.

c.i.

c.ii.

24. GRAPHS, FUR2 2006 VCAA 1

a.i.

a.ii.

b.
26. GRAPHS, FUR2 2013 VCAA 1 27. GRAPHS, FUR2 2018 VCAA 1
a. a.

b.
b.

28. GRAPHS, FUR2 2007 VCAA 1

c.
a.

b.

c.

d.

d.

♦ Mean mark of parts (c) and

(d) consumed was 46%.

e.
29. GRAPHS, FUR2 2009 VCAA 1
a.

b.

30. GRAPHS, FUR2 2016 VCAA 1

a.

b.

c.

c.

d.

d.

e.
31. GRAPHS, FUR2 2015 VCAA 4 ♦ Mean mark 49%.
MARKER'S COMMENT: Note
that it was not sufficient to type
a. in the equation and write
"Solve".

b.
c.

♦ Mean mark 47%

c.

d.

d.

32. GRAPHS, FUR2 2017 VCAA 2

a.

b.
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