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Practice paper B May/June 2024

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1 (a) Tomas sells a computer, a bike and a phone.

The amounts he receives are in the ratio 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑟 ∶ 𝑏𝑖𝑘𝑒 ∶ 𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒 = 14 ∶ 17 ∶ 9.
(i) Calculate the amount he receives for the phone as a percentage of the total. [2]

(ii) The total amount he receives is $560. Calculate how much he receives for the bike. [2]

(iii) Tomas originally bought the bike for $195. He wanted to make a profit of at least 25% when he sold it.
Does Tomas make a profit of at least 25%? You must show all your working to support your decision .[3]

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(b)i) Ulla invests $725 for 6 years in an account paying simple interest at a rate of 1.3% per year.
Calculate the total interest earned at the end of 6 years. [2]

ii) Ulla invests $700 for 6 years in an account paying compound interest at a rate of 0.8% per year.
Calculate the total interest earned at the end of 6 years. [2]

(c) In a sale, all prices are reduced by 24%. Victor pays $36.86 for a pair of shoes in the sale.
Calculate the original price of the shoes. [2]

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2 ABC is a scalene triangle on horizontal ground.

AYX is a straight vertical post, held in place by two straight
wires XB and YC.
AC = 4.8 m, BC = 5.6 m and angle ACB = 20.4°.
(i) Calculate AB. [3]

(ii) Angle XBA = 64°. Calculate AX. [2]

(iii) AY = 2.9 m. Calculate the area of triangle YAC. [2]

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(b) In triangle PQR, M is the midpoint of PQ.

RM = 8 cm, angle PRM = 30° and angle RMQ = 75°.
Calculate PQ. [4]

𝑥 2 𝑦−8𝑥𝑦
3 (a) Simplify [3]
2𝑥 2 −13𝑥−24

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(b) A rectangular field measures 450 m by 306 m. The whole field is divided into identical square plots
with no land remaining. Find the largest possible side length for the squares. [2]

4 (a) On Monday, Ravi goes on a 20 km run.

(i) His average speed for the first 12 km is x km/h.
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the time taken for the first 12 km.
Give your answer in minutes. [1]

(ii) His average speed for the final 8 km of the run is 1.5 km/h slower than for the first 12 km.
Write an expression, in terms of x, for the time taken for the final 8 km of the run.
Give your answer in minutes. [1]

(iii) Ravi takes 110 minutes to complete the full 20 km. Form an equation in x
and show that it simplifies to 𝟐𝟐𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝟕𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐𝟏𝟔 = 𝟎 [4]

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(iv) Solve the equation 𝟐𝟐𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝟕𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐𝟏𝟔 = 𝟎

Show your working and give each answer correct to 2 decimal places. [3]

(b) On Friday, Ravi ran the whole 20 km at the same average speed that he ran the final 8 km on Monday.
Calculate the time Ravi took to run 20 km on Friday.
Give your answer in hours and minutes, correct to the nearest minute. [3]

............ hours .......... minutes

5 (a) The cumulative frequency table shows information about the speed of each of 200 cars as they
pass a speed camera.
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Speed (v km/h) 𝑣 ≤ 70 𝑣 ≤ 80 𝑣 ≤ 90 𝑣 ≤ 95 𝑣 ≤ 100 𝑣 ≤ 120

Cumulative frequency 12 46 115 155 177 200
(i) On the grid, draw the cumulative frequency diagram. [3]

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(ii) Use your cumulative frequency diagram to find an estimate of

(a) the median [1]

(b) the interquartile range [2]

(c) the number of cars with a speed greater than 110 km/h. [2]

(b) The frequency table shows information about the mass of each of 50 trucks.

(i) Calculate an estimate for the mean mass of the trucks. [3]

(ii) In a histogram showing this information, the height of the first block is 6 cm.
Calculate the heights of the remaining three blocks. [3]

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6 ( a) The diagram shows a shape made from a square ABCD and two equal sectors of a circle.
The square has side 11 cm.
MAB and DCN are straight lines.
(i) Calculate the area of the shape. [3]

(ii) Calculate the perimeter of the shape. [3]

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(b) (i) ABCDEFGH is a cuboid with a square base of side x cm.

CG = 20 cm and AG = 28 cm.
Calculate the value of x. [4]

ii) The volume of cuboid ABCDEFGH is equal to the volume of a square based pyramid,

find height of pyramid. [3]

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(i) Complete the Venn diagram. [2]

(ii) 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝒏(𝑨 ∪ 𝑩). [1]

(iii) Describe in words the set 𝑨 ∩ 𝑩′. [1]

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(b) 30 people are asked what type of fruit they like. Of these people,
• 5 say they like both oranges and bananas
• 12 say they like oranges
• 8 say they like neither oranges nor bananas.
(i) By drawing a Venn diagram, or otherwise, find the number of people who like bananas but
not oranges. [2]

(ii) Two of the 30 people are selected at random.

Find the probability that they both like oranges but not bananas. [2]

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𝑥3
8 The table shows some values for 𝑦 = 3
− 2𝑥 + 5 correct to 1 decimal place.

(a) Complete the table. [2]

𝑥3
(b) Draw the graph of 𝑦 = − 2𝑥 + 5 for −3 ≤ 𝑥 3. [4]
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𝑥3
(c) By drawing a suitable line on the grid, find the roots of the equation − 1.5𝑥 + 1 = 0 [4]
3

x = .............................. or x = .............................. or x = ..............................

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9 (a) The length of a pencil is given as 16 cm, correct to the nearest cm.
The length of a pen is given as 14.7 cm, correct to the nearest mm.
Calculate the upper bound for the difference between the length of the pencil and the length of the pen. [3]

(b) The diagram shows a bowl in the shape of a frustum.

Calculate the volume of the bowl. [5]

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10 Asma has this fair 8‑sided spinner.

(i) She spins the spinner once.
Find the probability that the score is

(a) 6, [1]

(b) not 2. [1]

(ii) Asma spins the spinner twice.

Find the probability that she scores two 2s. [1]

(b) Leon has 7 red counters, 6 green counters and 3 white counters. [3]
He takes two counters at random, without replacement.
Find the probability that the two counters are the same colour

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