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Assessment Task 3, August 2023 Mrs C Stacker Ms A Kim Mr K Swift Mr P Lemaire Mr J Sowden

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Year 11
2023 Assessment Task 3
August 2023

Mathematics Standard

General • Reading time – 10 minutes

Instructions: • Working time - 2 hours
• Write using black pen
• Calculators approved by NESA may be used
• A Reference Sheet is provided
• For questions in Section II, show relevant mathematical reasoning and/or
calculations

Total marks: 80 Section I 15 marks

• Attempt Questions 1-15
• Allow about 20 minutes for this section
• Use the multiple choice sheet provided

Section II 65 marks
• Attempt Questions 16-33
• Allow about 1 hour 40 minutes for this section
SECTION I
15 marks
Attempt Questions 1–15
Allow about 20 minutes for this section
Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1–15.

1 Which of the following times is equivalent to 3.5 hours?

A. 350 minutes
B. 185 minutes
C. 210 minutes
D. 270 minutes

2 The perimeter of the triangle below is 90 cm. What is the value of 𝑥𝑥?

A. 5
B. 3
C. 9
D. 45

3 Six students go bowling together. Their scores at the end of the first game are shown.
71 80 40 79 78 71
One of the students’ scores is an outlier.
Which statistical measure will NOT change if the outlier is removed from the data?
A. mean
B. median
C. mode
D. range

4 Ava’s refrigerator depreciates by $750 per year.

If it was purchased for $8250, what is its value after 7 years?
A. $3000
B. $13 500
C. $0
D. $5250

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5 A cyclist travels 16 km in 1 hour 40 minutes. Calculate the cyclist’s average speed.
A. 10.2 km/h
B. 9.6 km/h
C. 11.4 km/h
D. 8 km/h

6 A city has the coordinates (60°N, 135°W).

What is the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of this city?
A. UTC–3
B. UTC+3
C. UTC–9
D. UTC+9

7 The table shows details from Claire’s 2021–2022 tax return.

Income tax $5472

Medicare levy $465

PAYG paid $5612

Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Claire owes the Australian Taxation Office $325.
B. Claire owes the Australian Taxation Office $605.
C. The Australian Taxation Office will refund $325 to Claire.
D. The Australian Taxation Office will refund $605 to Claire.

8 Jenny buys a rectangular picture frame with a length that is twice its width. She determines it has a
perimeter of 48 cm. The perimeter of the picture frame can be found using the formula

P = 2l + 2w,
where l is the length and w is the width.
What is the length of the picture frame?
A. 8 cm
B. 12 cm
C. 16 cm
D. 24 cm

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9 Andy and his friend Byron both have part-time jobs. The table shows the amount of money that
Andy has earned at various times during a 6-hour shift from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

Time Total earned

12:00 pm $0

1:30 pm $18

4:00 pm $48

5:30 pm $66

6:00 pm $72

Byron is paid according to the equation p = 24t, where p is the total amount of money he gets
paid after completing a t-hour shift.
Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Andy’s part-time job does not pay a fixed hourly wage.
B. Andy and Byron have the same hourly wage.
C. Andy’s hourly wage is double Byron’s hourly wage.
D. Andy’s hourly wage is half Byron’s hourly wage.

10 The surface area of a cube is 121.5 m2. What is the cube’s side length?
A. 4.05 m
B. 4.5 m
C. 4.95 m
D. 5m

11 When Hannah stops drinking alcohol at 11:00 pm, she has a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.06.
The number of hours required for a person’s BAC to decrease to zero after they stop consuming
alcohol is given by the formula
𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵
𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇 = .
0.015

At what time on the next day should Hannah expect her BAC to be 0.
A. 3 am
B. 1 am
C. 4 am
D. 2 am

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12 Consider the graph.
y

10

x
–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
–2

What is the gradient of the graph?

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A. −
9
7
B. −
9
3
C. −
2
2
D. −3

13 Luka borrowed $x at 4% per annum simple interest for 18 months.

Which of the following expressions represents the total Luka owes at the end of the 18 months?

A. $(x × 0.04 × 18)

B. $(x + (x × 0.04 × 18))
C. $(x × 0.04 × 1.5)
D. $(x + (x × 0.04 × 1.5))

14 The volume of a pyramid is given by the formula

1
𝑉𝑉 = 𝐴𝐴ℎ,
3
where A is the area of the pyramid’s base and h is its perpendicular height.
The edges of the base of a square pyramid have a length of b units.
Which of the following expressions gives the square pyramid’s volume if b = 2h?
1 3
A. ℎ
3
4 3
B. ℎ
3

C. 4ℎ3
8 3 4
D. 3
ℎ −
3
ℎ

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15 The diagram shows a right-angled triangle placed inside a circle with centre O.

6 cm
8 cm

What is the circumference of the circle, correct to the nearest whole number?
A. 16 cm
B. 31 cm
C. 44 cm
D. 79 cm

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Assessment Task 3, August 2023 Mrs C Stacker Ms A Kim Mr K Swift Mr P Lemaire Mr J Sowden

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Section II
65 marks

Attempt Questions 16-33

Allow about 1 hour 40 minutes for this section

Answer the questions in the spaces provided.

Question 16 (2 marks) 2
Solve
2(𝑥𝑥 − 3) = 14
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Question 17 (3 marks)
On average, the ocean is about 3.795 × 103 metres deep. The deepest point of the ocean is
11.033 × 103 m deep.
(a) Which of the two measurements is written in scientific notation? 1

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(b) Convert the measurement from part (a) into kilometres, correct to one significant figure. 2

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Question 18 (3 marks)
City A has a longitude of 20°W. City B is west of city A and has a time difference of 5 hours.

(a) Which city is ahead in time? 1

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(b) What is the longitude of city B? 2

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Question 19 (3 marks)
Data was collected from 20 people on the number of calls that they made in the last week.

The data collected is displayed in the stem and leaf plot. 3

Calls

1 0 1 4 means 14 calls
2 04
3 00012367
4 00011112
5 12
6 6

Is 66 an outlier for this data set? Justify your answer using suitable calculations.

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Question 20 (3 marks)
Janet earns $3998.40 per month.

(a) Calculate Janet’s weekly income, correct to two decimal places. 1

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(b) Annual leave loading is an additional payment that is equivalent to 17.5% of 4 weeks’ pay. 2
Calculate Janet’s total holiday pay.
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Question 21 (2 marks)
An electrician charges $80 per hour plus a $75 call out fee. He does some work for a regular customer and
decides to give them a 10% discount. How much does he charge for 5 hours work? 2
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Question 22 (7 marks)
1
A line has the equation 𝑦𝑦 = 2
𝑥𝑥 − 2.

(a) Identify the gradient and y-intercept of the line. 2

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(b) Sketch the line on the grid provided. 3

y

x
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(c) Write the equation of a line that has the same y-intercept but is twice as steep. 1

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(d) Determine whether the equation found in part (c) represents direct variation and give a reason for
your answer. 1

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Question 23 (2 marks)
Ellis sold a pair of sneakers for $112.50 and made a 25% profit. 2
How much did Ellis originally pay for the sneakers?

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Question 24 (4 marks)
An irregularly shaped pond has dimensions as shown below.

310 m NOT TO
240 m SCALE

250 m 250 m

(a) Use two applications of the trapezoidal rule to estimate the surface area of the pond. 2

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(b) If its average depth is 80 cm, what is the capacity of the pond in kilolitres? 2

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Question 25 (3 marks)
Josh is a sales representative. He receives a basic weekly wage of $430 and a commission of 7.5% on
whatever he sells over $3200 in the week.
If this week Josh sells $12 300 worth of goods, what will his weekly wage be? 3

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Question 26 (6 marks)
The box-plot shows the number of calories contained in 20 different types of muffins.

200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380 400 420 440 460 480 500

(a) Classify this data as numerical or categorical. 1

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(b) Identify the shape of the data. 1

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(c) Find the five-number summary and interquartile range (IQR) of the data. 3
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(d) How many types of muffins contained at least 250 calories? 1

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Question 27 (3 marks)
The surface area of a cone is given by the formula

𝐴𝐴 = 𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋 + 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 ,
where r is the radius of the cone and s is the slant height, as shown in the diagram.

(a) Make s the subject of the formula. 2

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(b) Using the formula from part (a), find the slant height of a cone that has a surface area 1
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of 270 cm and a radius of 4.8 cm. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.
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Question 28 (3 marks)
The graph shows the cost of buying fuel at a particular service station in New South Wales.

90

75

60

45

30
(15, 27)
15

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
amount of fuel (L)
The cost of fuel can be modelled by the equation
𝑪𝑪 = 𝒌𝒌𝒌𝒌,
where C is the cost of fuel and F is the amount of fuel purchased.

(a) Determine the value of k. 1

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(b) What does the value of k represent in this context? 1

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(c) Use the value of k found in part (a) to determine the amount of fuel that can be purchased for $54. 1

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Question 29 (4 marks)
The following table shows the population sizes of the Australian States. A polling company wishes to ask
questions of a stratified sample of the Australian population and decides that a sample size of 5000 people
would be appropriate.

Determine how many people should be chosen from each of New South Wales and Tasmania.
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State Population (‘000)
New South Wales 8239
Victoria 6704
Queensland 5378
South Australia 1834
Western Australia 2825
Tasmania 572
Northern Territory 250
Australian Capital Territory 461
Total Population 26263

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Question 30 (4 marks)
Barry sells $10 000 worth of goods in a month. There are two options for earning a commission 4
on these sales at his company.
• Option A is a commission that equals 7.5% of goods sold.
• Option B is a commission that equals 8% of the first $x of goods sold and 6% of any goods sold
thereafter.
Determine the value of x that would allow Barry to earn the same commission from both options.

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Question 31 (4 marks)
The cross section of the prism shown in the diagram consists of a semi-circle with diameter EF removed
from a rectangle ABCD.

(a) Find the area of the cross section, correct to four decimal places. 3

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(b) Hence, find the volume of the prism, correct to four decimal places. 1

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Question 32 (5 marks)
A juice company is planning to produce a new juice box that has a 20% larger volume than previous juice
boxes.

original juice box new juice box

(a) The original juice box has a length of 5 cm, a width of 2.5 cm and a height of 16 cm. 3
If the company wants the base to be the same size, what is the height of the new juice box?
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(b) The company wants to charge $7.50 per litre for the new juice box. 2
Determine the selling price of each juice box after a 10% GST is applied.

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Question 33 (4 marks)
The diagram shows three circles. The radius of circle A (r) is half the radius of circle B and a quarter 4
of the radius of circle C. The sum of the circumferences of the three circles is 42π.

r
C B A

Find the length of line AC.

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If you use this space, clearly indicate which question you are answering.
Year 11 Mathematics Standard 11MATStX 11MATStA 11MATStB 11MATStC 11MATStD
Assessment Task 3, August 2023 Mrs C Stacker Ms A Kim Mr K Swift Mr P Lemaire Mr J Sowden

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Year 11
2023 Assessment Task 3
August 2023

Mathematics Standard
Multiple Choice Answer Sheet

Select the alternative A, B, C or D that best answers the question and indicate your choice by
�illing in the appropriate response oval, completely.

Examiner’s Use Only

1 A B C D

2 A B C D
3 A B C D
4 A B C D
5 A B C D
6 A B C D
7 A B C D
8 A B C D

9 A B C D

10 A B C D

11 A B C D
12 A B C D
13 A B C D
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4 42m
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4Cm

16 m

Area 12x16 IxTx42 A Rect trea-

I Circe Area &
angle
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192
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correct values in correct
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166 8672 5
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of units/incorrect mints
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grove
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Volume =
166 .

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gredarection
=
2669 . 8761cm

para e

Ignore
↑
units

8765
Accept V 2669
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usug
from part (a)
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5cm
52m 2
:

5 cm 2 51m
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Original volume
New volume
=

=
200cm
200 X 1 2
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angrial
volume

=240cm
xx 5 x 2 5 240
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OR volure
x =
x
=

16 x 1 . 2 5x25 .

19 2 ORx 19 2 & Correct value

of height
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CM
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Volume = 240cm & Convents to Litres

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Litres
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24 L costs $7 50 x0
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$1 80 x -
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2πr 2x(2r) 2π(4r)

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of circumference
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of Ascorrect
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