Yr13 SL AI - Chapter 7,8 and 9 - Check In

[42 marks]
1. SPM.1.SL.TZ0.6

As part of a study into healthy lifestyles, Jing visited Surrey Hills University. Jing recorded
a person’s position in the university and how frequently they ate a salad. Results are shown in
the table.

Jing conducted a χ 2 test for independence at a 5 % level of significance.

(a) State the null hypothesis.

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number of salad meals per week is independent of a person’s position in the

university A1 Note: Accept “not associated” instead of independent. [1 mark]

(b) Calculate the p-value for this test.

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0.0201 (0.0201118…) A2 [2 marks]

(c) State, giving a reason, whether the null hypothesis should be accepted.

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 0.0201 < 0.05 R1
the null hypothesis is rejected A1

Note: Award (R1) for a correct comparison of their p-value to the test level, award
(A1) for the correct interpretation from that comparison.
Do not award (R0)(A1). [2 marks]

2. 23M.1.AHL.TZ2.9

At a running club, Sung-Jin conducts a test to determine if there is any association between an
athlete’s age and their best time taken to run 100 m. Eight athletes are chosen at random, and
their details are shown below.

Athlete A B C D E F G H
Age (years) 13 17 22 18 19 25 11 36
Time (seconds) 13.414.613.412.912.011.817.013.1

Sung-Jin decides to calculate the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient for his set of data.

(a) Complete the table of ranks.

Athlete A B C D E F G H
Age rank 3
Time rank 1

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Athlete

Age rank

Time ran
k

A1A1 Note: Award

A1 for each correct row. [2 marks]
 (b) Calculate the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, r s.

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r s=−0.671 (−0.670670 … ) A2 Note: Only follow through from an incorrect

table provided the ranks are all between 1 and 8 . Award A1 for −0.67 OR for the
omission of the negative sign, e.g. 0.671 ( 0.670670 … ) or 0.67 [2 marks]

(c) Interpret this value of r s in the context of the question.

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(A value of r s=−0.671) indicates a negative correlation between a person’s age

and the best time they take to run 100 m. R1 Note: Condone any comment
that includes “weak” or “strong” etc. Accept an interpretation in words, but only if
there is a general link described and not a rule: “The older a person gets, the
faster they tend to run”. Answer must be in context. [1 mark]

(d) Suggest a mathematical reason why Sung-Jin may have decided not to use Pearson’s
product-moment correlation coefficient with his data from the original table.

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Award R1 for any sensible reason: R1 The correlation, such that it is, is
unlikely to be linear for this type of data. Spearman’s CC is less sensitive to
outliers Sung-Jin is not sure the data is drawn from a bivariate normal distribution
There are outliers/extreme data Same time for two athletes with significantly
different ages [1 mark]

3. 23M.1.SL.TZ2.10

A player throws a basketball. The height of the basketball is modelled by

2
h ( t )=−4.75t +8.75 t+1.5 ,t ≥ 0 ,
where h is the height of the basketball above the ground, in metres, and t is the time, in
seconds, after it was thrown.

(a) Find how long it takes for the basketball to reach its maximum height.

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METHOD 1 correct sketch with some indication of maximum point (M1)

(
0.921 (seconds) 0.921052 … ,
35
38 ) A1 METHOD 2 correct substitution into

equation for line of symmetry (

(M1) ¿ 0.921 (seconds) 0.921052 … ,
35
38 )
A1 METHOD 3 equating the correct derivative to 0 (M1) −9.5 t +8.75=0

(
0.921 (seconds) 0.921052 … ,
35
38 ) A1 Note: Award M1A0 for a final

answer of 0.92 seen with no working. [2 marks]

(b) Assuming that no player catches the basketball, find how long it would take for the basketball
to hit the ground.

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METHOD 1 correct sketch with some indication of x -intercept

 (M1)
Note: May be seen in part (a). 2 (seconds) A1 METHOD 2 setting the
equation to zero (M1) −4.75t 2 +8.75 t+1.5=0 2 (seconds) A1 Note:
If both roots are given, with or without working, award (M1)A0. [2 marks]

Another player catches the basketball when it is at a height of 1.2 metres.

(c) Find the value of t when this player catches the basketball.

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METHOD 1 correct sketch of quadratic function and a straight line in approximate

correct position (M1)

1.88 (seconds) (1.87577 … (seconds)) A1 METHOD 2 setting the equation

equal to 1.2 (M1) −4.75t 2 +8.75 t+1.5=1.2 1.88 (seconds) (
1.87577 … (seconds)) A1 Note: Award (M1)A0 if −0.0336702 … seen as
(part of) a final answer. Award M1A0 for answer of 1.9 seen without working. [2
marks]
4. SPM.1.SL.TZ0.9

Ms Calhoun measures the heights of students in her mathematics class. She is interested to see
if the mean height of male students, μ1, is the same as the mean height of female students, μ2.
The information is recorded in the table.

At the 10 % level of significance, a t -test was used to compare the means of the two groups. The
data is assumed to be normally distributed and the standard deviations are equal between the
two groups.

(a.i) State the null hypothesis.

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μ1−μ2 =0 A1
Note: Accept equivalent statements in words. [1 mark]

(a.ii) State the alternative hypothesis.

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μ1−μ2 ≠ 0 A1
Note: Accept equivalent statements in words. [1 mark]

(b) Calculate the p-value for this test.

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0.296 (0.295739…) A2 [2 marks]

(c) State, giving a reason, whether Ms Calhoun should accept the null hypothesis.

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0.296 > 0.1 R1 fail to reject the null hypothesis, there is no difference between
the mean height of male and female students A1
Note: Award (R1) for a correct comparison of their p-value to the test level, award
(A1) for the correct interpretation from that comparison.
Do not award R0A1.
[2 marks]

5. 23M.1.SL.TZ1.7

A rectangular box, with an open top, is to be constructed from a piece of cardboard that
measures 48 cm by 30 cm .

Squares of equal size will be cut from the corners of the cardboard, as indicated by the shading
in the diagram. The sides will then be folded along the dotted lines to form the box.

diagram not to scale

The volume of the box, in cubic centimetres, can be modelled by the function
V ( x )=( 48−2 x )( 30−2 x ) ( x ), for 0< x < k , where x is the length of the sides of the squares
removed in centimetres.

(a) Write down the maximum possible value of k in this context.

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 ¿ A1 [1 mark]

(b) Find the value of x that maximizes the volume of the box.

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EITHER attempt to sketch the function V ( x ) with indication of maximum

(M1) OR recognition of setting the

derivative to 0 (M1) e.g. V ' ( x )=0 THEN ¿ A1 Note: Award (M1)A0 for
the maximum given as a coordinate pair. [2 marks]

A second piece of 48 cm by 30 cm cardboard is damaged and a strip 2 cm wide must be removed

from all four sides. A box will then be constructed in a similar manner from the remaining
cardboard.

(c) Calculate the maximum possible volume of the box made from the second piece of
cardboard.

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44 or 26 seen (A1) attempting to adjust the constant(s) in the given volume

formula (M1) volume of second box ¿ ( 44−2 x ) ( 26−2 x )( x ) (New maximum
volume ¿) 2730 cm3 ( 2726.13 … cm3 ) A1 Note: Units must be seen to award
the final A1. Award (A1)(M1)A0 for the maximum given as a coordinate pair. [3
marks]

6. 19M.2.AHL.TZ1.H_9

A café serves sandwiches and cakes. Each customer will choose one of the following three
options; buy only a sandwich, buy only a cake or buy both a sandwich and a cake.
The probability that a customer buys a sandwich is 0.72 and the probability that a customer buys
a cake is 0.45.

Find the probability that a customer chosen at random will buy

(a.i) both a sandwich and a cake.

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use of formula or Venn diagram (M1) 0.72 + 0.45 − 1 (A1) = 0.17 A1

[3 marks]

(a.ii) only a sandwich.

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0.72 − 0.17 = 0.55 A1 [1 mark]

On a typical day 200 customers come to the café.

(b.i) Find the expected number of cakes sold on a typical day.

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200 × 0.45 = 90 A1 [1 mark]

(b.ii) Find the probability that more than 100 cakes will be sold on a typical day.

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let X be the number of customers who order cake X ~ B(200,0.45) (M1) P(X >
100) = P(X ≥ 101)(= 1 − P(X ≤ 100)) (M1) = 0.0681 A1 [3 marks]

It is known that 46 % of the customers who come to the café are male, and that 80 % of these
buy a sandwich.

(c.i) A customer is selected at random. Find the probability that the customer is male and buys a
sandwich.

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0.46 × 0.8 = 0.368 A1 [1 mark]

(c.ii) A female customer is selected at random. Find the probability that she buys a sandwich.

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METHOD 1
0.368+ 0.54 ×P ( S|F )=0.72 M1A1A1
Note: Award M1 for an appropriate tree diagram. Award M1 for LHS, M1 for RHS.
P ( S|F )=0.652 A1
METHOD 2
P(S∩F)
P ( S|F )= (M1)
P(F)
0.72−0.368
¿ A1A1
0.54
Note: Award A1 for numerator, A1 for denominator.
P ( S|F )=0.652 A1
[4 marks]

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