2024 Mathematical Methods (Unit 1-2)

Task 4
Paper 1 – Calculator not allowed
Number of marks: 10
Writing time: 15 minutes
Name: Marks: A:Answer, H:His/Her , M:Method
Instructions
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
In all questions where a numerical answer is required, an exact value must be given unless otherwise
specified.
In questions where more than one mark is available, appropriate working must be shown.
Unless otherwise indicated, the diagrams in this book are not drawn to scale.

Question 1
Khan, Jann and Yahya have gym membership. In any given week, the probabilities that each
person goes to gym regularly are 0.4, 0.5 and 0.6 , respectively.
a. Find the probability that none of them will go to gym this week? 1 mark

3
Pr ( K J Y ) = (0.6)(0.5)(0.4) = 0.12 = 1A
25

b. Find the probability that at least 2 of them will go to gym next week? 3 marks

Pr ( KJY  + KJ Y + K JY + KJY ) = (1 M)

= (0.4)(0.5)(0.4) + (0.4)(0.5)(0.6) + (0.6)(0.5)(0.6) + (0.4)(0.5)(0.6) (1H)

1
= 0.5 = (1A)
2
(If there is no mark given, give 1 mark : any true statements from the first or second line
)
Question 2
Mr Kara has either jasmine tea or white tea after his dinner. If he has jasmine tea one night, 3 marks
the probability he has white tea the next night is 0.7. If he has white tea one night, the
probability he has jasmine tea the next night is 0.8. Suppose he has jasmine tea on a Tuesday
night. What is the probability that he has white tea on the following Thursday night?

True tree diagram: 2 M

1 Mark: Any right answer on the
tree diagram or on the last line

7
Pr (W .onT ) = (0.3)(0.7) + (0.7)(0.2) = 0.35 = (1A)
20

Question 3
2 3 marks
Two independent events, A and B from a given event space, are such that Pr ( A) = and
5
9
Pr ( A  B ) = .Evaluate Pr ( A  B) , hence find Pr ( A  B) .
10

9 4 1
Pr ( A  B) = Pr ( A  B) − Pr ( A) = − = (1A)
10 10 2

2 1
Pr ( A  B) = Pr ( A) Pr ( B) , x = ( + x) (1M), (1H: if they used the wrong numbers)
5 2

1
Pr ( A  B) = (1A)
3
 2024 Mathematical Methods
Task 2
Paper 2 – Calculator allowed

Number of marks: 15
Writing time: 25 minutes
Name: Marks – Section 1: Section 2:
SECTION 1
Instructions for Section 1
Answer all questions in pencil on the answer sheet provided for multiple-choice questions.
Choose the response that is correct for the question.
A correct answer scores 1, an incorrect answer scores 0.
Marks will not be deducted for incorrect answers.
No marks will be given if more than one answer is completed for any question.

Question 1
4 1
Two events, A and B from a given event space, Pr ( A | B) = and Pr ( B ) = . Pr ( A  B) is
5 4
1 P ( A  B) 4 Pr ( A  B) 1
A. Pr = r , = , Pr ( A  B) =
20 Pr ( B) 5 1 5
4
1 1 1 1
B. Pr ( A  B) = Pr ( B) − Pr ( A  B) = − =
15 4 5 20
1
C.
10
1
D. A
9

Question 2
A bag contains five red balls and 7 blue balls. Three balls are drawn from the bag without replacement.
The probability that they are all red is
1
A.
22
25 5 4 3 1
B. Pr ( RRR) = ( )( )( ) = ,A
264 12 11 10 22
5
C.
144
35
D.
144
Question 3
The sample space when a fair nine-sided die is rolled is 1, 2,3, 4,5, 6, 7,8,9 . Each outcome is equally
likely. For which one of the following pairs of events are the events independent?
A. 1, 2,3 and 2,3,8

B. 2,3, 4,5, 6 and 2,5, 6, 7,8,9

3 3 1 1
C. 3, 4,5 and 5, 6,8 Pr ( A  B) = Pr ( A) Pr ( B) = ( )( ) = = Pr ( A  B) = , (number 5 only)
9 9 9 9
D. 1,3,5, 6, 7 and 3, 6, 7,8,9 C

Question 4
Of the staff members at an independent school, 85% of them think that the school’s professional
development programs are a waste of time, 80% think the school’s SMART goals are a waste of time,
and 70% think both. The probability that a staff member selected at random from the school is thinking
that professional development programs are a waste of time or SMART goals are a waste of time, but not
both, is
A. 40%
B. 35% D
C. 30%
D. 25%

Question 5
The number of six-digit even numbers can be formed from the set of six digits 3, 4, 6, 7,8,9 is

A. 120 D
B. 24
C. 720
D. 360
SECTION 2
Instructions for Section 2
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
In all questions where a numerical answer is required, an exact value must be given unless otherwise
specified.
In questions where more than one mark is available, appropriate working must be shown.
Unless otherwise indicated, the diagrams in this book are not drawn to scale.
Take the acceleration due to gravity to have magnitude g m/s2, where g = 9.8.

Question 1
a. Calculate the probability that in a randomly chosen arrangement of the word 3 marks
AUSTRALIA, the letters A are together.

Pr ( As..)
Pr ( Astogether ) = (1M)
Total

Pr ( As..) 7!
Pr ( Astogether ) = = (1H : denominator or numerator is true)
Total 9!
3!
7! 3! 7!(6) 1
Pr ( Astogether ) = ( )( ) = = (1A)
9! 1 (9)(8)(7!) 12

b. Write down the notation for the 10th coefficient in the 18th row of Pascal’s triangle. 1mark
18 
18
C9 or   = 48620 (1A)
9 
 c. Among Mr. Kara's class of 18 students, half were born in Australia while the other half 3 marks
were born overseas. For the upcoming Harmony Day preparation, a committee of 9
students will be selected. What is the probability that at least 6 of the chosen committee
members were born overseas?
 9  9   9  9   9  9   9  9 
Number of outcomes for at least 6 overseas born:    +    +    +   
 6  3   7  2   8 1   9  0 
18 
Total Number of outcomes:  
9 
 9  9   9  9   9  9   9  9 
   +    +    +   
Pr ( Atleast 6O.born) =             (2M)
6 3 7 2 8 1 9 0
18 
 
9 
Give one mark if only one of above information is correct.
4217
Pr ( Atleast 6O.born) = (1A)
24310

d. Among Mr. Kara's class of 18 students, half were born in Australia while the other half 3 marks
were born overseas. Ezaan and Ibrahim also attend his class. For the upcoming Harmony
Day preparation, a committee of 9 students will be selected. What is the probability that
Ezaan and Ibrahim in the committee?

16 
 
Pr ( E.I .inC ) =   = (
7 16! 9!9!
)( )
18  9!7! 18!
  (2M)
9 
4
= (1A)
17

One mark: any correct statement/notation or number from the first line