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7) (a) Oranges cost 21 cents each.

Alex buys x oranges and Bobbie buys (x+2) oranges.
The total cost of these oranges is $4.20 .

Find the value of x.

x = ................................................... [3]
(b) The cost of one ruler is r cents.
The cost of one protractor is p cents.

The total cost of 5 rulers and 1 protractor is 245 cents.

The total cost of 2 rulers and 3 protractors is 215 cents.

Write down two equations in terms of r and p and solve these equations to find the cost of one
protractor.

........................................... cents [5]

2) (a) The diagram shows a triangle and a quadrilateral. All angles are in degrees.

(i) For the triangle, show that 3 5 a b + = 170.

[1]
(ii) For the quadrilateral, show that 9 7 a b + = 310.

[1]
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(iii) Solve these simultaneous equations. Show all your working.

a = ...................................................
b = ...................................................
[3]

(iv) Find the size of the smallest angle in the triangle.

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

(b) Solve the equation 6x - 3 = -12.

x = ................................................... [2]

(c) Rearrange 2 (4x - y) = 5x - 3 to make y the subject.

y = ................................................... [3]

(d) Simplify.
(27x9) 2/3

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

(e) Simplify.

.................................................... [3]
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6) The diagram shows a trapezium.

Work out the value of x

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

5) Ahmed sells different types of cake in his shop.

The cost of each cake depends on its type and its size.

Every small cake costs $x and every large cake costs $(2x + 1).

(a) The total cost of 3 small lemon cakes and 2 large lemon cakes is $12.36 .

Find the cost of a small lemon cake.

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

(b) The cost of 18 small chocolate cakes is the same as the cost of 7 large chocolate cakes.

Find the cost of a small chocolate cake.

$ ................................................ [3]
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(c) The number of small cherry cakes that can be bought for $4 is the same as the number of large
cherry cakes that can be bought for $13.

Find the cost of a small cherry cake.

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

(d) Petra spends $20 on small coffee cakes and $10 on large coffee cakes.
The total number of cakes is 45.

Write an equation in terms of x.

Solve this equation to find the cost of a small coffee cake.
Show all your working.

$ ................................................ [7]

11) Gaya spends $48 to buy books that cost $x each.

(a) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of books Gaya buys.

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

(b) Myra spends $60 to buy books that cost $ (x+2) each.
Gaya buys 4 more books than Myra.

Show that x2 + 5x – 24 = 0 .

[4]
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(c) Solve by factorisation.

x2 + 5x – 24 = 0

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

(d) Find the number of books Myra buys.

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

8) (a) Kaito runs along a 12km path at an average speed of x km/h.

(i) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of hours he takes.

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

(ii) Yuki takes 1.5 hours longer to walk along the same path as Kaito.
She walks at an average speed of (x-4) km/h.

Write down an equation, in terms of x, and show that it simplifies to x2 - 4x – 32 = 0.

[4]

(iii) Solve by factorisation.

x2 - 4x – 32 = 0

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

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(iv) Find the number of hours it takes Yuki to walk along the 12km path.

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

(b) A bus travels 440 km, correct to the nearest 10km.

The time taken to complete the journey is 6 hours, correct to the nearest half hour.

Calculate the lower bound of the speed of the bus.

........................................ km/h [3]

7) (a) Amir buys 3 cakes that cost c cents each and 2 loaves of bread that cost (2c - 11) cents each.
He spends a total of $5.87 .

Find the value of c.

c = ................................................ [3]
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(b) A bottle of water costs $w.

A bottle of juice costs $(w + 1).

Alex spends $22 on bottles of water and $42 on bottles of juice.

The number of bottles of water is equal to the number of bottles of juice.

Find the value of w.

w = ................................................ [3]

(c) Alicia walks a distance of 9km at a speed of x km/h.

She then runs a distance of 5km at a speed of (2x + 1) km/h.

The total time Alicia takes is 2.5 hours.

(i) Show that 10x2 - 41x – 18 = 0

[4]

(ii) Work out Alicia’s running speed.

You must show all your working.

........................................ km/h [4]

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18) Mrs Kohli buys a jacket, 2 shirts and a hat.

The jacket costs $x.
The shirts each cost $24 less than the jacket and the hat costs $16 less than the jacket.
Mrs Kohli spends exactly $100.

Write down an equation in terms of x.

Solve this equation to find the cost of the jacket.

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

8) Darpan runs a distance of 12km and then cycles a distance of 26km.

His running speed is x km/h and his cycling speed is 10km/h faster than his running speed.
He takes a total time of 2 hours 48 minutes.
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(a) An expression for the time, in hours, Darpan takes to run the 12km is .
𝑥
Write an equation, in terms of x, for the total time he takes in hours.

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

(b) Show that this equation simplifies to 7x2 – 25x – 300 = 0 .

[4]

(c) Use the quadratic formula to solve 7x2 – 25x – 300 = 0 .

You must show all your working.

x = ................... or x = .................. [4]

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(d) Calculate the number of minutes Darpan takes to run the 12 km.

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

3) (a) Geeta buys x apples, ( x+7 ) oranges and (2x – 1) bananas.

The total number of pieces of fruit Geeta buys is 30.

(i) Find the number of apples Geeta buys.

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

(ii) The cost of one apple is 15 cents. The cost of one orange is 18 cents.
The total cost of all the fruit is $5.55 .
Find the cost, in cents, of one banana.

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

9)

The total of the areas of rectangles A and B is 20 cm2.

(i) Show that 3x2 + 6x – 22 = 0

[2]
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(ii) Solve the equation 3x2 + 6x – 22 = 0, giving your answers correct to 4 significant figures.
You must show all your working.

x =........................................ or x = ........................................
[4]

(iii) Find the perimeter of rectangle B.

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

(b)

The diagram shows two rectangles where H- h = 1.

By forming a quadratic equation and factorising, find the value of y.

y = ........................................ [7]