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1 There are 30 000 lions in Africa.

The number of lions in Africa decreases exponentially by 2% each year.

Find the number of lions in Africa after 6 years.

Give your answer correct to the nearest hundred.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

2 Saafia has a barrel containing 6000 millilitres of oil, correct to the nearest 100 ml.
She uses the oil to fill bottles which each hold exactly 50 ml.

Calculate the upper bound for the number of bottles she can fill.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

3 An equilateral triangle has side length 12 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.

Find the lower bound and the upper bound of the perimeter of the triangle.

Lower bound = ................................................... cm

Upper bound = ................................................... cm [2]

[Total: 2]
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When Heidi was born, her grandfather invested some money in an account that paid compound interest.
The graph shows the exponential growth of this investment.

(a) Use the graph to find

(i) the original amount of money invested,

$ ................................................... [1]

(ii) the number of years it took for the original amount to double,

......................................... years [1]

(iii) the value of the investment after 54 years.

$ ................................................... [1]
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(b) This account earned compound interest at a rate of r % per year.

Use your answers to part (a)(i) and part (a)(ii) to write down an equation in terms of r.
You do not have to solve your equation.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 5]

5 In a sale, Marianne buys a new camera for $483.

This is a reduction of 8% on the original price.

Calculate the original price of the camera.

$ ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

The Venn diagram above shows information about the number of students who study Music (M), Drama (D)
and Geography (G).

(a) How many students study Music?

................................................... [1]

(b) How many students study exactly two subjects?

................................................... [1]
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(c) Two students are chosen at random from those who study Drama.

Calculate the probability that they both also study Music.

................................................... [3]

(d) In the Venn diagram above, shade . [1]

[Total: 6]

7 Find the exact value of .

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

8 Write the recurring decimal as a fraction.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

9 Find the value of .

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]
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10 The length of the side of a square is 12 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.

Calculate the upper bound for the perimeter of the square.

................................................... cm [2]

[Total: 2]

11 Jo measures the length of a rope and records her measurement correct to the nearest ten centimetres.
The upper bound for her measurement is 12.35 m.

Write down the measurement she records.

................................................... m [1]

[Total: 1]

12 Anna walks 31 km at a speed of 5 km/h.

Both values are correct to the nearest whole number.

Work out the upper bound of the time taken for Anna’s walk.

................................................... hours [2]

[Total: 2]
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13 Over a period of 3 years, a company’s sales of biscuits increased from 15.6 million packets to 20.8 million
packets.
The sales increased exponentially by the same percentage each year.

Calculate the percentage increase each year.

................................................... % [3]

[Total: 3]

14 Rowena sells a dress for $42.60 after making a profit of 20% on the cost price.

Calculate the cost price.

$ ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

15 A company makes biscuits at a cost of $1.35 per packet.

These biscuits are sold for $1.89 per packet.

(a) Calculate the percentage profit the company makes on each packet.

................................................... % [3]
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(b) The selling price of $1.89 has increased by 8% from last year.

Calculate the selling price last year.

$ ................................................... [3]

[Total: 6]

16 Tomas has two cars.

(a) The value, today, of one car is $21 000.

The value of this car decreases exponentially by 18% each year.

Calculate the value of this car after 5 years.

Give your answer correct to the nearest hundred dollars.

$ ................................................... [3]
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(b) The value, today, of the other car is $15 000.

The value of this car increases exponentially by x % each year.
After 12 years the value of the car will be $42 190.

Calculate the value of x.

x = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 6]

17 The people who work for a company are in the following age groups.

Group A Group B Group C

Under 30 years 30 to 50 years Over 50 years

The ratio of the number in group A to the number in group B is 7 : 10.

The ratio of the number in group B to the number in group C is 4 : 3.

(a) Find the ratio of the number in group A to the number in group C.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

.............................. : .............................. [3]

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(b) There are 45 people in group C.

Find the total number of people who work for the company.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 6]

18 One day, the number of members using the exercise machines (E), the swimming pool (S) and the tennis
courts (T) at a sports club is shown on the Venn diagram.

(a) Find the number of members using only the tennis courts.

................................................... [1]

(b) Find the number of members using the swimming pool.

................................................... [1]

(c) A member using the swimming pool is chosen at random.

Find the probability that this member also uses the tennis courts and the exercise machines.

................................................... [2]
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(d) Find .

................................................... [1]

[Total: 5]

19 In 2017, the membership fee for a sports club was $79.50 .

This was an increase of 6% on the fee in 2016.

Calculate the fee in 2016.

$ ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

20 On one day, the number of members using the exercise machines in a sports club was 40, correct to the
nearest 10.
Each member used a machine for 30 minutes, correct to the nearest 5 minutes.

Calculate the lower bound for the number of minutes the exercise machines were used on this day.

................................................... min [2]

[Total: 2]
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21 Write the recurring decimal as a fraction.

Give your answer in its simplest form.
[ means 0.3666…]

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

22 Write the recurring decimal as a fraction.

[ means 0.3222…]

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

23 It is estimated that the world’s population is growing at a rate of 1.14% per year.
On January 1st 2014 the population was 7.23 billion.

(a) Find the expected population on January 1st 2020.

.........................................billion [2]

(b) Find the year when the population is expected to reach 10 billion.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

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(a) In an experiment I and R are both measured correct to 1 decimal place.

When I = 4.0 and R = 2.7, find the lower bound for V.

................................................... [2]

(b)

In an experiment D and T are both measured correct to 2 significant figures.

When D = 7.6 and T = 0.23, find the upper bound for S.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

25 At the start of an experiment there are 20 000 bacteria.

The number of bacteria increases at a rate of 30% per hour.

(a) Work out the number of bacteria after 4 hours.

................................................... [2]

(b) After how many whole hours, from the start of the experiment, will the number of bacteria be greater
than one million?

.........................................hours [2]
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[Total: 4]

26 The base of a triangle is 9 cm correct to the nearest cm.

The area of this triangle is 40 cm2 correct to the nearest 5 cm2.

Calculate the upper bound for the perpendicular height of this triangle.

................................................... cm [3]

[Total: 3]

27 The sides of an equilateral triangle are 9.4 cm, correct to the nearest millimetre.

Work out the upper bound of the perimeter of this triangle.

................................................... cm [2]

[Total: 2]

28 Robert buys a car for $8000.

At the end of each year the value of the car has decreased by 10% of its value at the beginning of that year.

Calculate the value of the car at the end of 7 years.

Answer $ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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29 Write the recurring decimal 0.1 as a fraction.

[ means 0.1555...]

Answer .............................. [2]

[Total: 2]

30 The scale on a map is 1 : 50 000.

The area of a field on the map is 1.2 square centimetres.

Calculate the actual area of the field in square kilometres.

Answer ................................................... km2 [2]

[Total: 2]

31 Jasjeet and her brother collect stamps.

When Jasjeet gives her brother 1% of her stamps, she has 2475 stamps left.

Calculate how many stamps Jasjeet had originally.

Answer ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

32 Find the value of

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(a) ,

Answer(a) ................................................... [1]

(b) .

Answer(b) ................................................... [1]

[Total: 2]

33 The volume of a cuboid is 878 cm3, correct to the nearest cubic centimetre.
The length of the base of the cuboid is 7 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.
The width of the base of the cuboid is 6 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.

Calculate the lower bound for the height of the cuboid.

Answer ................................................... cm [3]

[Total: 3]
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34
45
NOT TO
SCALE
Speed
(km/h)

0
10 20 30
Time (seconds)

The diagram shows the speed-time graph of a car.

The car travels at 45 km/h for 20 seconds.
The car then decelerates for 10 seconds until it stops.

(a) Change 45 km/h into m/s.

Answer(a) ................................................... m/s [2]

(b) Find the deceleration of the car, giving your answer in m/s2.

Answer(b) ................................................... m/s2 [1]

(c) Find the distance travelled by the car during the 30 seconds, giving your answer in metres.

Answer(c) ................................................... m [3]

[Total: 6]
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35
P Q

3 5 10

The Venn diagram shows the number of elements in each set.

(a) Find n(P '∩Q).

Answer(a) ................................................... [1]

(b) Complete the statement n( .........................................) = 17. [1]

[Total: 2]

36 Luc is painting the doors in his house.

He uses of a tin of paint for each door.

Work out the least number of tins of paint Luc needs to paint 7 doors.

Answer ......................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

37 In America a tin of paint costs $17.16 .

In Italy the same tin of paint costs €13.32 .
The exchange rate is $1 = €0.72 .

Calculate, in dollars, the difference in the cost of the tin of paint.

Answer $ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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38 (a) Jan buys tins of paint for $17.16 each.

He sells the paint at a profit of 25%.

For how much does Jan sell each tin of paint?

Answer(a) $ ......................................... [2]

(b) The cost of $17.16 for each tin of paint is 4% more than the cost in the previous year.

Work out the cost of each tin of paint in the previous year.

Answer(b) $ ......................................... [3]

[Total: 5]

39 Calculate 20.7.

Answer ................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

40 Tins of paint are filled at the rate of 2 m3 per minute.

How many 750 ml tins of paint can be filled in 1 hour?

Answer ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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41 The mass of a tin of paint is 890 grams, correct to the nearest 10 grams.

Work out the upper bound of the total mass of 10 tins of paint.

Answer ................................................... g [1]

[Total: 1]

42 Without using a calculator, work out .

Write down all the steps of your working and give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

Answer ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

43 Write the recurring decimal as a fraction.

[ means 0.2555...]

Answer .............................. [2]

[Total: 2]
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44 Rice is sold in 75 gram packs and 120 gram packs.

The masses of both packs are given correct to the nearest gram.

Calculate the lower bound for the difference in mass between the two packs.

Answer ................................................... g [2]

[Total: 2]

45 You may use this Venn diagram to help you answer the questions.

F S

In a class of 30 students, 25 study French (F), 18 study Spanish (S).

One student does not study French or Spanish.

(a) Find the number of students who study French and Spanish.

Answer(a) ................................................... [2]

(b) One of the 30 students is chosen at random.

Find the probability that this student studies French but not Spanish.

Answer(b) ................................................... [1]

[Total: 3]