VCE® General Mathematics
Unit 3 and 4 Practice Written Examination 2
SOLUTIONS
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Solution Pathway
Below are sample answers. Please consider the merit of alternative responses.
Question 1 (9 marks)
a. 1 mark
Variable Type Sub Type
Lane Categorical Nominal
Nation Categorical Nominal
Time Numerical Continuous
Event Categorical Ordinal
• Mark only if all 4 values are correct. Lane is a marker not a measure and Time is a
measure (continuous)
b. 1 mark
Time Frequency Percentage Frequency
9.80 < 9.9 5 21.74
9.9 < 10.00 7 30.43
10.00 < 10.10 9 39.13
10.10 < 10.20 1 4.35
10.20 < 10.30 1 4.35
Total 23 100
• Mark only if all values are correct to 2 decimal places.
c. 2 marks
• 1 mark for both the upper and lower fence values correct.
• 1 mark for the explanation as to why 10.24 is an outlier.
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d. 1 mark
Must include the outlier and have the upper whisker finish at 10.15
e. , 2 marks
• 1 mark for each correct value
f. 1 mark
g. 9.8751 is 1 deviation below, 10.2987 is 3 deviations above, thus 83.85% 1 mark
Question 2 (9 marks)
a. Number of steps is the explanatory variable 1 mark
b. When the number of steps is 0, the Race Time is predicted to be 6.81 seconds. 1 mark
Similar responses can be accepted.
c. Strong Positive is the strength and direction 1 mark
d. 0.8084 1 mark
e. 65.35% 1 mark
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f. Graph as below, or very similar 1 mark
200 Fiish Time v Number of Steps
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19 1905 191 1915 192 1925 193 1935 194 1945 195 1955 196 1965 197 1975 198 1985 199 1995 20
Fish Time
g. 2013 sec 1 mark
h. Not accurate as the result is extrapolated outside the data set 1 mark
Question 3 (7 marks)
a. The graph shows a decreasing trend only. 1 mark
b. Show that question, must show the steps.
1 mark
c. 1 mark
d. 9.665 seconds.
Answer may be slightly different if different equation was formed in Part c. Award
consequential marks for this. 1 mark
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e. 0.871 means 12.9% below average.
1.132 means 13.2% above average 2 marks
• 1 mark for each correct statement.
f. 15.28km/h
1 mark
Question 4 (3 marks)
a. 1 mark
b. 15%
1 mark
c. 660 years
1 mark
Question 5 (5 marks)
a. “Show that” question: Students must show all working.
1 mark
b.
1.0048 is from 1 mark
c. $3051689
18 months is a year and a half, thus 1 mark
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d. 5.96% and 5.61%
1 mark
First method:
Second method:
e. 169 months and 60 quarters 1 mark
Using finance solving, method 1 is 169 months, or 14 years 1 month.
Method 2 will be 60 quarters or 15 years
Question 6 (4 marks)
a. 6.4% 1 mark
b. 1 mark
1.00246 is from
c. Table as below 1 mark
3 181792 154945 26847 62919657
d. Final payment is $1813.71 1 mark
Use finance solver to find 779 normal payments. Final payment will require $1809.26
before interest. Once interest is added increases to 1813.71356
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Question 7 (2 marks)
a. 2x2 1 mark
2 rows and 2 columns
b. Can be in equivalent form, 1 mark
Question 8 (3 marks)
a. , 1 mark
b. , 1 mark
c. A, B, C, D 1 mark
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Question 9 (4 marks)
a. 10% of baby trout die
5% of young die
20% of adults die
100% of dead fish remain dead 1 mark
Similar wording can be used.
b. 85.5%
1 mark
c. All the fish will die.
Similar wording can be accepted. 1 mark
d. 1 mark
Question 10 (3 marks)
a. 1 mark
b. 8642 1 mark
which sums to 8642
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c. 764284 1 mark
the result is then summed and doubled to get total population and not just females.
Question 11 (4 marks)
a. Graph can be drawn many ways. As long as all correct data is included mark should be
awarded. 1 mark
For example:
b. 1 mark
c. Minimum spanning tree 1 mark
d. 102 km 1 mark
16+34+23+29
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Question 12 (2 marks)
a. Ace = Replace, Best = Finish, Con’s = Remove, Dodgy = Excavate 2 marks
1 mark for correct allocation.
1 mark for correct reduction to produce bipartite graph.
Allocation
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Question 13 (3 marks)
a. 58 1 mark
20+12+9+6+11 be aware of arrow direction
b. Cut 1=45, Cut 2 =46 1 mark
c. 37 1 mark
Cut across 25, 8 and 12. 8 is flowing into the back of the cut, thus not counted.
Question 14 (3 marks)
a. Est = 8, Duration = 3, Predecessor = B 1 mark
b. A-C-F-H-F 1 mark
c. B=1, D=1, E=4, G=1 1 mark
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