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O-LevelMathematicsAlgebra and graphs4024/21 · Oct/Nov 2014 · Q1112 Marks

One day, two brothers, Zac and Tom, leave their home at different times. They meet at the library before going to the swimming pool. The travel graph represents Zac's journey to the swimming pool.

  1. (a)(i)How much time does Zac spend at the library?[1]
  2. (a)(ii)Tom leaves their home at 12 30 and cycles to the library at 14km/h. Calculate the time Tom arrives at the library.[1]
  3. (a)(iii)How far is the swimming pool from the library?[1]
  4. (a)(iv)(a)Zac stays at the swimming pool for an hour and a quarter. He then walks home at a constant speed, arriving at 15 39 . Complete his travel graph.[2]
  5. (a)(iv)(b)Calculate Zac's speed, in kilometres per hour, as he walks home.[1]
  6. (b)(i)A bag contains 5 red counters, 6 blue counters and 1 green counter. Complete the pie chart to represent this data.[2]
  7. (b)(ii)Ahmed takes a counter at random from the bag. Find the probability that the counter is red.[1]
  8. (b)(iii)Simeon takes two counters at random from the bag of twelve counters. He places them next to each other on a table. Find the probability that the two counters are different colours.[3]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2014). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] 23 to 25
  2. [1] 12 45 (pm)
  3. [1] 1.9
  4. [2] Straight lines to (14 45, 5.4) and from (14 45, 5.4) to (15 39, 0)
  5. [2] M1 for straight line d = 5.4 or straight line from their (14 45, 5.4) to (15 39, 0)
  6. [1] 6 cao
  7. [2] Correct sectors and labels
  8. [2] M1 for sector of 30 or 150
  9. [1] 5/12 or 0.417 or 0.4166....
  10. [3] 41/66 oe, 0.621
  11. [3] M2 for 1 - 5/12 x 4/11 - 6/12 x 5/11 - 1/12 x 0/11 oe or M1 for such as 5/12 x 4/11 or 6/12 x 5/11
  12. [3] After 0, SC1 for (2)× 5/12 × 6/12 + (2)× 5/12 × 1/12 + (2)× 6/12 × 1/12

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Topic
Algebra and graphs, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 12 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, Oct/Nov 2014 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 11.

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