BellerbysCollege PREPARATION FOR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION EXAMINATION Family Name Other name: Candidate number: August 2008 Business Mathematics 3 hours Formulae sheet required Instructions Please write In blue or black ink. Pencil may be used for diagrams and graphs only. Section A ~ answer all questions. Candidates are advlsed to quote all formulae used, and to spend approximately 1 hour 40 minutes on Section A Question 1 6 marks Question 2 4 marks Question 3 3 marks Question 4 10 marks Question 5 4 marks Question 6 marks Question 7 8 marks Question 8 6 marks Question 9 14 marks Question 10) 5 marks Total 64 marks Section B ~ answer all questions, worth 36 marks ‘Total examination mark - 100 All answers and rough work should be written in the separate answer book, Candidates are reminged of the need for good English and orderly presentation of thelr answers, Zep StudycroupFOUNDATION EXAMINATION Baucenars CoLcae SecTION A - ATTEMPT ALL QuESTIONS Show all your working for each question. Section A is worth 64 marks. Question 1 (Total 6 marks) (a) Write (2°) as a power of 2. (2 mares} (b) Write 4° as a power of 2 (2 marks) (c) Hence solve the equation 8(2*) = 4°", (2 marks) Question 2 (Total 4 marks) (a) Calculate 6% of 120. 2 marks) (b) Express 6 as a percentage of 120 2 mares) Question 3 (Total 3 marks) Solve the following inequality: B-3x< 16 +x Question 4 (Total 10 marks) A hospital has been trying out a new pain relieving drug. 10 patients were asked to record how long the drug lasted before the pain returned. The results are recorded below. Recurrence Hines (hours) | Druga [38 [25 [22 [38 [3 [26 26 [8 iE [38°] The standard deviation of the recurrence time is 3,29 hours. Find (2) The mean 2 marks} () The mode (2 mare) (c) The median 2 marks (@) The range mane) Questions continue on the next page atho-€-08-08 age 1 of Saise Conse FOUNDATION EXAMINATION | ‘The recurrence times of another new drug had a mean of 21 hours and a standard deviation of 6 hours. (2) Compare the pain relieving effects of the two drugs. (2 marks) (A) Which drug would you recommend? Give a reason for your choice. 2 marks) Question 5 (Total 4 marks) A toy manufacturer makes Q toys per month. Each toy costs £12 to make and is sold for £20. The manufacturer also has fixed costs of £600 per month. If the manufacturer wishes to make a monthly profit of at least £400 what is the minimum number of toys he needs to sell each month? Question 6 (Tota! 6 marks) Solve the following simultaneous equations: ray xt 3y=2 Question 7 (total 6 marks) James works as an engineer. The first £4,000 that he earns each year is taxed at 10% and anything he earns above £4,000 is taxed at 25%. (a) If he earns £35,000 in one year how much tax does he pay? (2 marks) (b) If his net salary (his salary after tax has been deducted) is £21,600, what was his gross salary (his salary before tax was deducted)? (4 mers) Questions continue on the next page ath 1-08-08, ace 2 at S(iets Gauze “FOUNDATION EXAMINATION Question 8 (Tota marks) (a) Differentiate y = x° - 3x? - 24x + 2 (2 mars) (b) Hence find the coordinates of the turning points A and B of the curve y = x° = 3x7 - 24x 42 (4 mares) Question 9 (Total 14 marks) A straight line, L,, is given by the equation y = -2x + 8. A second straight line, Lz, is perpendicular to L; and passes through the point (-4, 1). £; and Ly intersect at the point . (a) Write down the gradient of L2 (mark) (b) Hence find the equation of L> (mers) (c) Calculate the coordinates of point P (marks) Lz and L cross the x-axis at the points A and B respectively. (G) Find the coordinates of the point 4 (2 mans) Given that the coordinates of the point B are (-6, 0); (e) Sketch the lines L; and £2 on the same graph, clearly indicating the points , A and 6, a mars) (f) Calculate the area of triangle PAB, @ mans) Questions continue on the next page rath. 2H-0-98-08 age 3 of 5BriLenovs Couece FOUNDATION EXAMINATION | Question 10 (Total 5 marks) ‘A bank offers a savings account which pays 6% compound interest per annum. A man pays £1000 into the account at the start and subsequently the only money paid into the account is the interest paid at the end of each year. How many years will it take for the balance of the account to exceed £5000? END oF SECTION A (Questions continue on the next page enn a-6-09-08 Page 4 ot 5cLERBYs COLL FOUNDATION EXAMINATION SeEcTION B — ATTEMPT ALL QuesTIONS Question 11: 10 marks / Question 12: 12 marks / Question 13: 14 marks Question 11 (Fetal 20 marks) (a) Solve x? - 6x + 2 = 0, giving your answers in exact form. mares) (b) Express f(x) = x? ~ 6x + 2 in the form f(x) = (x~ p)? + q, where p and q are constants to be determined (2 mons) (©) Sketeh f(x) = 32 ~ 6x + 2, clearly stating the co-ordinates of the minimum point and the points of intersection with both axes. (4 mares) Question 12 (rotat 12 marks) (a) The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 12 and the third term is 18 (i) Find the fourth term of the sequence. (2 mares) (il) Calculate the sum of the first ten terms. (3 marks) (b) The second term of a geometric sequence Is 6 and the fourth term is * (i) Find both possible values of the common ratio. (mens) (ii) Find both possible values of the first term. (2 mane Given that the first term is positive: (iil) Find the sum to infinity of this geometric sequence. (2 marks) Question 13 (Total 14 marks) The table below summarises the weights of 24 boxes in a warehouse. Weight (ko) 10- 14 16-20 Frequency 4 | 8 6 7 {e) Estimate the mean and standard deviation of these weights. 7 marks) (b) Using graph paper draw a histogram to represent this data. (marks (c) Using your histogram or otherwise, estimate the number of boxes that weigh below 129. (2 marks END oF Exam vat aH-c-08-28 rage 5 of S