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Year 11 Algebra HSCs 2022 To 2005
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ax − b
MS Which of the following correctly expresses x as the subject of y = ?
2
2
2y + b y+b 2y y
A. x = B. x = C. x = +b D. x = +b
a 2a a 2a
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22 22 The formula C = 100n + b is used to calculate the cost of producing laptops, Solution
MS where
2
C is the cost in dollars, n is the number of laptops produced and b is the fixed cost
in dollars. 1
(a) Find the cost when 1943 laptops are produced and the fixed cost is $20 180. 2
(b) Some laptops have some extra features added. The formula to calculate the
production cost for these is
C = 100n + an + 20 180,
where a is the additional cost in dollars per laptop produced.
Find the number of laptops produced if the additional cost is $26 per laptop
and the total production cost is $97 040
NESA 2021 Mathematics Standard 2 HSC Examination
21 9 A student is thinking of a number. Let the number be x. When the student 1 Solution
MS subtracts 8 from this number and multiplies the result by 3, the answer is 2 more
2
than x.
Which equation can be used to find x?
A. 3(x − 8) = 2x B. 3x − 8 = 2x
C. 3(x − 8) = x + 2 D. 3x − 8 = x + 2
NESA 2021 Mathematics Standard 2 HSC Examination
21 29 x −1 2 Solution
Solve x + = 9.
MS 2
2
COMMON QUESTION: NESA 2021 Mathematics Standard 2 and Advanced HSC Examinations
20 13 When Jake stops drinking alcohol at 10:30 pm, he has a blood alcohol content 1 Solution
MS (BAC) of 0.08375. The number of hours required for a person to reach zero BAC
2
BAC
after they stop consuming alcohol is given by the formula Time = .
0.015
At what time on the next day should Jake expect his BAC to be 0.05?
A. 12:45 am B. 1:50 am C. 2:15 am D. 4:05 am
NESA 2020 Mathematics Standard 2 HSC Examination
19 11 Which of the following correctly expresses y as the subject of the formula 1 Solution
MS 3x – 4y – 1 = 0?
2
3 3 3x − 1 3x + 1
A. y = x–1 B. y = x+1 C. y = D. y =
4 4 4 4
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SQ AL The formula below can be used to calculate the required dosages of medicine for 3 Solution
MS 13 children aged 1 – 12 years.
2 Band
yA
3-5 D=
y + 12
where D = dosage for children aged 1 – 12 years
y = age of child (in years)
A = adult dosage
How much medicine should be given in total to an 18-month-old child between
9 am and 11 pm if each adult dosage is 45 mL? The medicine is to be taken every
6 hours with the first dose 8 am.
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SQ AL Make b the subject of the equation a = 7(b + 3). 2 Solution
MS 14
2 Band
3-4
NESA Mathematics Standard 2 Sample examination materials
SQ AL A student tried to solve an equation, as shown. However, the student made a 2 Solution
MS 15 mistake in one of the lines.
2 Band
5(x + 2) – 4(x + 1) = –3
4-5
5x + 10 – 4x + 4 = –3 Line 1
x + 14 = –3 Line 2
x = –17 Line 3
Identify the line which has the mistake and give the correct working to solve the
equation.
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18 25 1 1 Solution
MG b children.
2
For a particular medicine, the adult dosage is 325 mg and the correct dosage for a
specific child is 90 mg. How much does the child weigh, to the nearest kg?
NESA 2018 Mathematics General 2 HSC Examination
18 28 2x 3x + 1 3 Solution
Solve the equation +1= , leaving your answer as a fraction.
MG b 5 2
2
NESA 2018 Mathematics General 2 HSC Examination
18 28 Sophie is driving at 70 km/h. She notices a branch on the road ahead and decides 3 Solution
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17 7 3 1 Solution
MG e the label of the low alcohol beer bottle that it is equivalent to 0.8 of a standard
2 drink. Rhys weighs 90 kg.
What is the maximum number of complete bottles of the low alcohol beer he can
drink to remain under a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of 0.05?
NESA 2017 Mathematics General 2 HSC Examination
17 28 Make y the subject of the equation x = yp − 1 . 2 Solution
MG d
NESA 2017 Mathematics General 2 HSC Examination
16 2 Which of the following equations has x = 5 as the solution? 1 Solution
MG x
2 (A) x – 5 = 10 (B) 5 – x = 10 (C) = 10 (D) 2x = 10
2
NESA 2016 Mathematics General 2 HSC Examination
16 10 Caroline drinks two small bottles of wine over a three-hour period. Each of these 1 Solution
MG bottles contains 2.3 standard drinks. Caroline weights 53 kg. What is her
2 approximate blood alcohol content (BAC) at the end of this period?
(A) 0.081 (B) 0.065 (C) 0.0017 (D) 0.0014
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16 24 Q 1 Solution
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MG b
2
MG d brake suddenly. She has a reaction time of 2 seconds and a braking distance of
2 59.2 metres. Calculate her stopping distance.
Formula was provided on Mathematics General 2 formula sheet:
Stopping distance = reaction-time distance + braking distance
NESA 2015 Mathematics General 2 HSC Examination
14 4 Young’s formula below is used to calculate dosages of medicine for children aged 1 Solution
MG 1 – 12 years.
2
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14 29 What is the maximum number of standard drinks that a male weighing 84 kg can 3 Solution
MG b consume over 4 hours in order to maintain a blood alcohol content (BAC) of less
2 than 0.05?
NESA 2014 Mathematics General 2 HSC Examination
SP 12 A car is travelling at 80 km/h. It takes the driver two seconds to react to a 1 Solution
MG dangerous situation before applying the brakes. Approximately how far will the car
2 travel in this time?
(A) 44 m (B) 160 m (C) 288 m (D) 576 m
NESA Mathematics General 2 Sample Paper
SP 17 1 Solution
mr
MG Which of the following correctly expresses r as the subject of v = ?
2
2
v 2
(v ) mv 2
(mv )2
(A) r = (B) r = (C) r = (D) r =
m m
NESA Mathematics General 2 Sample Paper
SP 21 A hospital patient is given 1.2 litres of fluid over 10 hours by intravenous drip. 1 Solution
MG a 5x
2 + 9 = 10x – 12
4
NESA Mathematics General 2 Sample Paper
13 21 Which equation correctly shows r as the subject of S = 800(1 – r)? 1 Solution
GM 800 − S S − 800
(A) r = (B) r = (C) r = 800 – S (D) r = S – 800
800 800
NESA 2013 General Mathematics HSC Examination
13 29 Sarah tried to solve this equation and made a mistake in Line 2. 2 Solution
GM a W+4 2W − 1
– =1 ……………….. Line 1
3 5
5W + 20 – 6W – 3 = 15 ………….……. Line 2
17 – W = 15 ……….……… Line 3
W=2 ……….……… Line 4
Copy the equation in Line 1 into your writing booklet and continue your solution to
solve this equation for W. Show all lines of working.
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GM E−p
E−p E E
(A) c = (B) c = (C) c = −p (D) c = −p
m m m m
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07 24 The distance in kilometres (D) of an observer from the centre of a thunderstorm 1 Solution
GM b can be estimated by counting the number of seconds (t) between seeing the
t
lightning and first hearing the thunder. Use the formula D = to estimate the
3
number of seconds between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder if the
storm is 1.2 km away.
NESA 2007 General Mathematics HSC Examination
06 2 4
If V = r3, what is the value of V when r = 2, correct to two decimal places? 1 Solution
GM 3
(A) 8.38 (B) 12.57 (C) 25.13 (D) 33.51
NESA 2006 General Mathematics HSC Examination
06 18 What is the formula for q as the subject of 4p = 5t + 2q2? 1 Solution
GM 5t − 4p 4p − 5t 5t − 4p 4p − 5t
(A) q = (B) q = (C) q = (D) q =
2 2 2 2
NESA 2006 General Mathematics HSC Examination
05 2 a−b 1 Solution
GM c
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C. D.
5 3
1
C. y = x+2 D. y = –6x + 2
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MG2
MG relationship between
2 infant mortality
(deaths per 1000 live
births) and life
expectancy (in years)
for different
countries. What is
the life expectancy at
birth in a country
which has an infant
mortality rate of 60?
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MG
2
MG e
2
(i) According to 1
the graph,
what is the
life expectancy
of a person
born in 1932?
(ii) With 2
reference to
the value of
the gradient,
explain the
meaning of
the gradient
in this
context.
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MG
2 (A) y = –2x + 2
(B) y = 2x + 2
x
(C) y = – +2
2
x
(D) y = +2
2
NESA 2015 Mathematics General 2 HSC Examination
SP 29c The graph shows tax Solution
MG payable against taxable
2
income, in thousands of
dollars.
10 27c (i) Use the graph to find 1
GM
tax payable on a
taxable income of
$21 000.
(ii) Use suitable points 1
from the graph to
show that the
gradient of the
section of the graph
1
marked A is
3
(iii) How much of each 1
dollar earned
between $21 000
and $39 000 is
payable in tax?
(iv) Write an equation 2
that could be used
to calculate the tax
payable, T, in terms
of the taxable
income, I, for
taxable
incomes between
$21 000 and
$39 000.
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NESA 2010 General Mathematics HSC Examination
12 5 The line has intercepts p and q, 1 Solution
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12 8 Dots were used to create a pattern. The first three shapes in the pattern are 1 Solution
GM shown.
GM
Sarah converted 60 Australian dollars to Euros. She then converted all of these
Euros into New Zealand dollars. How much money, in New Zealand dollars, should
Sarah have?
(A) $26 (B) $45 (C) $78 (D) $135
NESA 2012 General Mathematics HSC Examination
09 24d A factory makes boots and sandals. In Solution
GM any week
• the total number of pairs of boots
and sandals that are made is 200
• the maximum number of pairs of
boots made is 120
• the maximum number of pairs of
sandals made is 150.
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GM The purchase price of each light globe is $6.00 and they each cost $d per hour to
run.
(i) Write an equation for the total cost ($c) of purchasing and running these 2
four light globes for one year in terms of d.
(ii) Find the value of d (correct to three decimal places) if the total cost of 1
running these four light globes for one year is $250.
(iii) If the use of the light globes increases to ten hours per night every night 1
of the year, does the total cost double? Justify your answer with
appropriate calculations.
NESA 2007 General Mathematics HSC Examination
06 7 Which equation represents the 1 Solution
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06 28 A new tunnel is built. When there is no toll to use the tunnel, 6000 vehicles use it Solution
GM b each day. For each dollar increase in the toll, 500 fewer vehicles use the tunnel.
(i) Find the lowest toll for which no vehicles will use the tunnel. 1
(ii) For a toll of $5.00, how many vehicles use the tunnel each day and what 2
is the total daily income from tolls?
(iii) If d (dollars) represents the value of the toll, find an equation for the 2
number of vehicles (v) using the tunnel each day in terms of d.
(iv) Anne says ‘A higher toll always means a higher total daily income’. Show 3
that Anne is incorrect and find the maximum daily income from tolls.
(Use a table of values, or a graph, or suitable calculations.)
NESA 2006 General Mathematics HSC Examination
05 17 The total cost, $C, of a school excursion is given by C = 2n + 5, where n is the 1 Solution
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