WMA/Introductory Topics – Sample Progress Test Answers

Sample Progress Test Answers

1 3 7 3 3 1 5 3 5 6 11 3
1. a) 3 × = × = =1 b) + = + = =1
2 7 2 7 2 2 8 4 8 8 8 8

2. a) 32 – – (12 + 6) ÷ 3 = 9 + 18 ÷ 3 = 9 + 6 = 15
b) – 8 – 3 × 2 - 12 ÷ 4 = - 8 – 6 – 3 = -17

b 2 − 4ac (-15.2) 2 − 4 × 2.5 × -4

3. =
2ad 2 × 2.5 × 1.5
271.04
=
7.5
= 2.1951... = 2.20 (to 2 dp)

4 x 4 × 285
4. Liquid : Solid = 3:4 = 285:x  =  x=  x = 380 ml
3 285 3

5. A reduction of 15% means we have 85% or 0.85 of the original freight left
0.85 × 75000 = 63750 = 63800 tonnes (to the nearest 100 tonnes)

6. Each discounted ticket costs £144 ÷ 9 = £16, this is 80% or 0.80 of its original value
0.80 × original = 16  original = 16 ÷ 0.80  original price = £20

7. Area rectangle = 2.2 × 6 = 13.2 m2 Area triangle = ½ × 2.8 × 1.5 = 2.1 m2

Shaded area = 13.2 – 2.1 = 11.1 m2 = 11.1 × 1002 = 111000 cm2

8. To calculate the perpendicular height we drop a perpendicular from the top of the
cone to the centre of the circular base. This makes a right angled triangle.

a) By Pythagoras:

12 + height2 = 32
height2 = 32 - 12
height = 8 = 2.8284... = 2.83 m (to 2 dp)

1 2 1
b) Volume = πr h = × π × 12 × 2.8284... = 2.9619...
3 3
= 2.96 m3 (to 2 dp)

c) We need to work out the total surface area of the cone.

Total surface area = πrl + πr2 = π × 1 ×3 + π × 12
= 12.56637.....m2
Number tins paint needed = 12.56637.... ÷ 1.5 = 8.37758...
= 9 tins

9. a) 2(3x + 2y) – 4(x - y) -(5 – 3y) = 2×3x + 2×2y – 4×x -4×- y -1×5 – 1×-3y
= 6x + 4y - 4x + 4y – 5 + 3y
= 2x + 11y – 5
WMA/Introductory Topics – Sample Progress Test Answers

b) 5a(2a2 + 1) – (a + 7) = 5a×2a2 + 5a×1 – 1×a -1× 7

= 10a3 + 5a –a -7
= 10a3 + 4a -7

c) 3(x – 4) - x + 1 = 2(3x – 1) - 7(x – 4) Expand brackets

3x -12 – x + 1 = 6x – 2 -7x + 28
2x -11 = -x + 26 Collect like terms
2x + x = 26 + 11 x terms on one side, numbers on the other
3x = 37
1
x = 37 ÷ 3 = 12 Divide by number in front of x
3

x 4
d) 4x − = − 2x Multiply every term by the common denominator 6
2 3
x 4
6 × 4x − 6 × = 6 × − 6 × 2x
2 3
24x – 3x = 8 – 12x
24x – 3x + 12x = 8 x terms on one side, numbers on the other
33x = 8
8
x = 8 ÷ 33 = Divide by number in front of x
33

10. a) y = 2ax – c We need the term containing x by itself

y + c = 2ax
y + c = 2ax Divide both sides by 2a to get x by itself
2a 2a
x=y+c
2a

a−c
b) y= Multiply by the common denominator 3x
3x
a−c
y × 3x = × 3x
3x
3xy = a – c
3xy a − c
= Divide both sides by 3y to get x by itself
3y 3y
a−c
x=
3y