The document contains 12 multi-part maths and science word problems. It tests skills such as writing equations from descriptions, manipulating equations, interpreting graphs, calculating probabilities, and performing statistical analyses. The problems cover topics like sequences, functions, geometry, exchange rates, normal distributions, chi-squared tests, and rate of change. The answers provide full working and explanations for each part of each problem.
The document contains 12 multi-part maths and science word problems. It tests skills such as writing equations from descriptions, manipulating equations, interpreting graphs, calculating probabilities, and performing statistical analyses. The problems cover topics like sequences, functions, geometry, exchange rates, normal distributions, chi-squared tests, and rate of change. The answers provide full working and explanations for each part of each problem.
The document contains 12 multi-part maths and science word problems. It tests skills such as writing equations from descriptions, manipulating equations, interpreting graphs, calculating probabilities, and performing statistical analyses. The problems cover topics like sequences, functions, geometry, exchange rates, normal distributions, chi-squared tests, and rate of change. The answers provide full working and explanations for each part of each problem.
The document contains 12 multi-part maths and science word problems. It tests skills such as writing equations from descriptions, manipulating equations, interpreting graphs, calculating probabilities, and performing statistical analyses. The problems cover topics like sequences, functions, geometry, exchange rates, normal distributions, chi-squared tests, and rate of change. The answers provide full working and explanations for each part of each problem.
1 The first 4 terms of an arithmetic sequence are 3, 7, 11, 15
a Write down the next 2 terms.
b Write down the common difference.
c Find the 30th term.
d Find an expression for the sum of the first n terms.
e If the sum of the first n terms is equal to 741, sketch the graph and find the value for n.
2 A cone with radius, r, and perpendicular height, h, has a volume of 300 cm3.
a Find an expression for the slant height in terms of r and h.
b Write down an equation for the volume, V, in terms of r and h.
c Rearrange your equation to make h the subject.
d Find an expression for the total surface area, A, of the cone, writing your answer in terms of r only.
e Sketch the graph and find the value for the minimum surface area.
3 A taxi driver charges a fixed rate of $2 plus $0.75 for every kilometre travelled.
a Write down an equation for the cost, C, of a journey of x kilometres.
b Freddy travels 28 kilometres with the taxi. Find out how much he has to pay.
c Sal pays $50 for his taxi journey. How many kilometres did he travel?
4 A street light is h metres high. Bimal is standing at a horizontal distance of 20 metres from the street light.
a If the angle of elevation from where Bimal is standing to the top of the street light is 40 ° , find the height of the street light.
b When Bimal is 35 metres from the street light, find the angle of elevation.
5 Seung is travelling from Korea to the UK for a holiday.
The exchange rate is 1 KPW = 0.000820 GBP.
a Seung exchanges 600000 KPW. Find the number of GBP he receives.
Seung spends 420 GBP in the UK. He changes the remainder of his GBP back into KPW at a rate of 1GBP = 1200 KPW. The exchange bureau charges 5% commission.
b Find how much commission he must pay.
c Calculate the number of KPW that Seung receives.
6 Class 11 had a History test. The results are shown in the table below.
Males 45% 39% 62% 84% 51% 92% 76% 28% 77%
Females 64% 31% 55% 78% 65% 91% 88% 39% 70%
a Find the probability that a student scored less than 45%.
b Find the mean and standard deviation for the boys and for the girls.
c Find the median score for the boys and the median score for the girls.
7 The weights of cats are normally distributed with a mean of 4.3 kg and a standard deviation of 0.7 kg.
a Find the probability that a cat weighs more than 6 kg.
500 cats are weighed.
b Find the number of cats who weigh between 3.5 kg and 5 kg.
It is known that 38% of cats weigh less that p kg.
c Find the value for p.
8 Marie Claire asked 50 of her friends which flavour of ice cream (vanilla, chocolate or strawberry) they preferred. Her results are in the table below.
Vanilla Chocolate Strawberry
Male 15 3 7
Female 6 13 6
Marie Claire decided to perform a chi-squared test at the 5% significance level to find out if favourite flavour was independent of gender or not.
a Write down the null hypothesis.
b Write down the number of degrees of freedom.
c Show that the expected value for a male liking chocolate is 8.
d Find the chi-squared test statistic and the p-value.
e What conclusion does Marie Claire come to?
Exam-style questions
9 A rectangular piece of paper, measuring 50 cm by 30 cm, has a small square of side length x cut from each corner. The flaps are then folded up to form an open box in the shape of a cuboid.
a Show the the volume V of the cuboid may be expressed as
V = 1500 x − 160 x 2 + 4 x 3 . (3)
b Find the value x such that the cuboid has a maximum volume. (1)
c Find the maximum possible volume of the cuboid. (1)
10 The path of a small bird in flight is given by the equation
H (t ) = −0.0125t 3 + 0.15t 2 − 0.02t + 10 , where t (seconds) is the time the bird has been in flight ( 0 ≤ t ≤ 15) and H (metres) is the bird’s height.
a Find the maximum height of the bird during its flight. (2)
b Find the length of time during which the bird was less than 9 m high. (2)
c Find an approximation for the rate of change of the bird’s height between t = 5 s and t = 7 s. (2)
11 The volume of a cone with constant height varies according to the square of its radius.
When its radius is 12 cm, the volume of the cone is 50 cm3. Find the volume of the cone when its radius is 15 cm. (4)
12 The following table shows the number of hours Tyler spends revising mathematics over a series of consecutive weeks.
a Find the best fit cubic equation through these points. (3)
b Using your equation, determine the number of hours that Tyler spent revising in week 14. (1)
c Suggest a reason why your answer to part b may not be accurate in real life. (2)
13 A chemistry experiment is performed to analyse the amount of hydrogen gas released during a particular chemical reaction. The following readings were taken.
Time (x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 minutes)
Amount of gas 0.00 0.25 0.65 1.05 1.60 2.00 1.75 1.20 0.00 released y cm3
a It is suggested that x and y are related by the equation y = ax 3 + bx 2 + cx + d .
Find suitable values for a, b, c and d . (3)
b Using your equation, determine the time, to the nearest second, when the gas released from the experiment reached a maximum. (2)
c Estimate for how long the reaction was emitting hydrogen gas at a rate of at least 1 cm3 minute-1. Give your answer to the nearest second. (3)
