Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge Ordinary Level

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MATHEMATICS (SYLLABUS D) 4024/11

Paper 1 October/November 2015
2 hours
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials: Geometrical instruments

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The total of the marks for this paper is 80.

This document consists of 20 printed pages.

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1 (a) Work out 12 + 6 ÷ 3 + 1 × 5.

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

7 3
(b) Work out - .
9 5

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

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B 5 C

A 12 D

ABCD is a quadrilateral with BC parallel to AD.

CD is perpendicular to BC.
BC = 5 cm and AD = 12 cm.
The area of triangle BCD is 20 cm2.

(a) Find CD.

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

(b) Find the area of triangle ABD .

Answer ................................. cm2 [1]

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3 A number written as the product of its prime factors is 22 × 52 × 7.

(a) Evaluate this number.

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

(b) The lowest common multiple of 22 × 52 × 7 and another number, N, is 22 × 3 × 52 × 72.

Find the lowest possible value of N.

Answer N = ................................. [1]

4 The exchange rate between pounds (£) and dollars ($) is £1 = $1.60 .

(a) Amit changes £200 to dollars.

Calculate the number of dollars he receives.

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

(b) Ayesha changes $240 to pounds.

Calculate the number of pounds she receives.

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

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5
T P

34

Q
S

The diagram shows a square PQRS and a right-angled triangle PST.

The area of the square is 50 cm2.
ST = 34 cm.

Calculate PT.

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

6 (a) Write 30 682 correct to three significant figures.

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

(b) Given that 538 × 210 = 112 980, evaluate 112.98 ÷ 210.

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

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7 Paul takes examinations in Maths and Physics.

The probability that he passes Maths is 0.7 .
The probability that he passes Physics is 0.6 .
The results in each subject are independent of each other.

Calculate the probability that he passes Maths and does not pass Physics.

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

8 (a) cos yc =- 0.54 where 90 1 y 1 180

One solution of the equation cos xc = 0.54 is x = 57 , correct to the nearest whole number.

Find y correct to the nearest whole number.

Answer y = .................................. [1]

5a - 2
(b) Solve = 11 .
3

Answer a = .................................. [2]

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9 (a)
p 27 33
q 9 r

Given that p is directly proportional to q, find the value of r.

Answer r = .................................. [1]

(b)
x 2 10
y 25 1

Complete the sentence below describing the relationship between x and y.

y is inversely proportional to ........................................ [1]

(c) M is directly proportional to L3.

How many times larger is M when L is multiplied by 2?

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

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10 Here is a list of numbers.

−8 −5 −3 −2 0 2 4 9
(a) Write down two numbers from the list that have a difference of 10.

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

(b) Find the sum of the numbers in the list.

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

(c) It is given that - 4 G 2x G 7 .

Write down all the numbers from the list which satisfy this inequality.

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

11 An empty box has a mass of 0.8 kg correct to the nearest 0.1 kg.

(a) Write down the lower bound for the mass of the empty box.

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

(b) The box is filled with books.

The total mass of the box and the books is 6 kg correct to the nearest kilogram.

Work out the lower bound for the mass of the books.

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

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12 A group of five numbers has a mean of 3.8 and a median of 3. The numbers 3 and 6 are added to the
group.

(a) Find the mean of the seven numbers.

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

(b) Find the median of the seven numbers.

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

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13 Each member of a group of 50 people was asked how many films they watched in a month.
The results are shown in the table below.

Numbers of films watched Frequency

0 5
1 12
2 13
3 15
4 4
5 1

(a) Find the mode.

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

(b) Calculate the mean number of films watched in a month.

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

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14 (a) Evaluate 9 .

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

(b) Evaluate 103 – 100.

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

3

(c) Solve x = 8 .
2

Answer x = .................................. [1]

15
cx + 1
4=
dx - 1

Find x in terms of c and d.

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

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16 (a) The mass of a dust particle is approximately 0.000 075 3 g.

Write this mass in standard form.

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

(b) The mass of the Earth is 5.972 × 1024 kg.

The mass of the Moon is 7.3 × 1022 kg.

Find the total mass, in kg, of the Earth and the Moon.
Give your answer in standard form.

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

17 f ^xh = 5 + x 2

Find t given that f ^3 - th = 9 .

Answer t = .............. or ............... [3]

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18 A sequence of patterns is made using dots and lines.

Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3

Pattern number ( p) 1 2 3 4
Number of dots (d ) 6 11 16

(a) Complete the table for Pattern 4. [1]

(b) Find a formula for the number of dots, d, in Pattern p.

Answer d = .................................. [2]

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North

The land region shown has wheat storage depots at A, B and C.

(a) Given that the bearing of C from A is 115°, find the bearing of A from C.

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

(b) Local farmers take their wheat to the nearest depot.

By drawing suitable accurate constructions, find and shade the region which is served by
the depot at B. [2]

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20

Speed
(m/s)

0 5 15
Time (t seconds)

The diagram shows the first 15 seconds of a car’s journey.

The car starts from rest.
The acceleration of the car from t = 0 to t = 5 is 4 m/s2.
The acceleration of the car from t = 5 to t = 15 is 2 m/s2.

(a) Find the speed of the car when

(i) t = 5,

Answer ................................. m/s [1]

(ii) t = 15.

Answer ................................. m/s [1]

(b) Find the distance travelled by the car between t = 5 and t = 15.

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

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21 The table shows the masses of different fruits sold at a market stall on one day.

Fruit Apples Pears Oranges Bananas Total

Mass (kg) 30 10 18 32 90

(a) Complete the pie chart to illustrate the data.

Apples

Pears

[2]

(b) The stallholder buys apples for 60 cents per kilogram.

She sells them all for 72 cents per kilogram.

Calculate her percentage profit.

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

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22 (a) Expand and simplify 10 − 3(3x − 2).

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

3x 2 + 16x + 5
(b) Simplify fully .
9x 2 - 1

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

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23 A group of 15 adults and 12 children are going on a coach to a concert.

The tickets for the coach cost $a for each adult and $c for each child.
The total cost for the coach tickets is $324.

(a) Show that 5a + 4c = 108.

[1]

(b) For a different group of 2 adults and 3 children the cost is $53.

Solve the simultaneous equations.

5a + 4c = 108
2a + 3c = 53

Answer a = ........................................

c = .................................. [4]

(c) Find the cost for a group of 4 adults and 5 children to travel on the coach.

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

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24 (a)
P

118° Q

99°
R

P, Q, R, S and T are points on the circumference of a circle.

PQ = QR.
PQRt = 118° and QRS t = 99°.

t .
Find PTS
Show all your working.

Answer t = ............................ [2]

PTS

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(b)
A B

60°
O
C
E

A, B, C, D and E are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

AE = ED = DC = CB and AOB t = 60c.

(i) Find ECD

t .
Show all your working.

Answer t = ........................... [2]

ECD

(ii) The radius of the circle is 12 cm.

Calculate the length of the minor arc AB.

Use r = 3.14 .

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

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B C

A 5 E D

ABCD is a parallelogram.
BEF and CDF are straight lines.
AB = 4 cm, DF = 2 cm and AE = 5 cm.

(a) Show that triangles ABE and CFB are similar.

Give reasons for each of your statements.

[2]

(b) Calculate BC.

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

(c) Triangle DFE is also similar to triangle ABE.

Given that the area of triangle DFE is x cm2, find the area of ABCD in terms of x.

Answer ................................. cm2 [2]

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