N5 Applications of Maths · SQA past paper

2018 Paper 1

Non-Calculator · 15 questions

Question 1

Tolerance
3 Marks
2018 P1 Q1

A baking company will reject cakes if they do not weigh 400g ±3%.\displaystyle \pm 3\%.

The weights of a sample of 13 cakes are shown below.
385, 391, 409, 403, 386, 412, 413, 407, 400, 390, 387, 405, 388

Calculate the fraction of cakes that will be rejected.
Use your working to justify your answer.

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3% of 400 g = 12 g, so the limits are 388 g and 412 g.
385, 386, 387 and 413 are outside the limits, so 413\displaystyle \frac{4}{13} of the cakes will be rejected.

Question 2

Interest, Savings and Loans
3 Marks
2018 P1 Q2

Jennifer is planning to go on a 4 night city break.
The costs are shown in the table below.

Flights£270
Accommodation£90 per night
Spending money£450
Insurance£30

She earns £400 per week.
She saves 18\displaystyle \frac{1}{8} of her earnings each week towards her city break.

Calculate the minimum number of weeks it will take Jennifer to save enough money for her city break.

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23 weeks

Question 3

Scatter Graphs
(2, 1, 1)4 Marks
2018 P1 Q3

The heights and weights of 8 children aged six are recorded in the table below.

Height in centimetres10410712012499127104130
Weight in kilograms1819242217251924

(a) On the grid below draw a scattergraph to show this data.

Scattergraph grid for height and weight

(b) Draw a line of best fit on the scattergraph.

(c) Use your line of best fit to estimate the height of a child who weighs 20 kilograms.

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(a) Plot (104, 18), (107, 19), (120, 24), (124, 22), (99, 17), (127, 25), (104, 19) and (130, 24).

(b) A straight line through the middle of the points, with roughly as many points above it as below.

(c) From 20 kg on the weight axis, go to your line, then read off the height. Any answer consistent with your line, approximately 110 cm.

Question 4

Reading Measurement Scales
2 Marks
2018 P1 Q4

Lynn is flying an aircraft and has been told that the outside temperature is 34∘C\displaystyle 34^{\circ}\text{C} lower than the ground temperature.
The ground temperature is 6∘C.\displaystyle 6^{\circ}\text{C}.

Calculate the outside temperature and mark it on the gauge below.

Temperature gauge
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−28∘C\displaystyle -28^{\circ}\text{C} calculated and marked correctly on the gauge.

Question 5

Adding and Subtracting Fractions
3 Marks
2018 P1 Q5

Guests at a wedding were asked to choose their main course.

  • 37\displaystyle \frac{3}{7} of the guests chose chicken
  • 13\displaystyle \frac{1}{3} of the guests chose beef
  • the remaining guests chose the vegetarian option.

Calculate the fraction of guests that chose the vegetarian option.

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521\displaystyle \frac{5}{21}

Question 6

Miscellaneous Calculations
2 Marks
2018 P1 Q6

Tom thinks that the answer to the following calculation is 8.7.

27.2−4.6×3+4.7\displaystyle 27.2 - 4.6 \times 3 + 4.7

Is Tom correct?
Use your working to justify your answer.

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No, he is incorrect. The correct answer is 18.1.

Question 7

Currency Exchange
(1, 2)3 Marks
2018 P1 Q7

Gavin is going to South America to do charity work.
He changes £750 into Bolivian boliviano.

Currency exchange
Pounds sterling (£)Other currencies
120 Argentine peso
19 Bolivian boliviano
14 Brazilian real

(a) How many Bolivian boliviano will he receive?

He spends 2700 Bolivian boliviano.
He changes the remaining Bolivian boliviano into Argentine peso.

(b) How many Argentine peso will he receive?

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(a) 6750 Bolivian boliviano

(b) 9000 Argentine peso

Question 8

Best Deal and Comparing Products
3 Marks
2018 P1 Q8

Ian buys a new sofa.
The original price was £700.
The shop is having a sale with 25% off the price of all sofas.
When he goes to the shop he finds there is an additional 5% off the sale price.

Calculate the price Ian pays for his sofa.

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£498.75

Question 9

Time Intervals and Time Zones
3 Marks
2018 P1 Q9

Steven flew to Hong Kong to start a new job.
The flight included a stop in Doha.
He flew from Edinburgh to Doha then from Doha to Hong Kong.

  • The flight from Edinburgh to Doha took 6 hours 35 minutes.
  • The flight from Doha to Hong Kong took 7 hours 20 minutes.

Hong Kong is 8 hours ahead of Edinburgh.
Steven's plane took off from Edinburgh at 9:15 am local time.
It landed in Hong Kong at 8:50 am local time.

How long was the stop in Doha?

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1 hour 40 minutes

Question 10

Expressing a Quantity as a Percentage
(1, 1)2 Marks
2018 P1 Q10

David sat a class test.
His results are shown in the table below.

Marks availablePercentage achieved
Paper 13580%
Paper 26560%

(a) Calculate the number of marks he achieved in paper 1.

(b) Calculate his overall percentage for this test.

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(a) 28

(b) 67%

Question 11

Perimeter Including Circles
3 Marks
2018 P1 Q11

Ribbon has to be placed around the outside of the love heart cake shown below.

Love heart cake with dimensions 40 cm across the top and side length 34 cm

The top of the cake is in the shape of an isosceles triangle with two identical semi-circles.
The ribbon needs to be the length of the perimeter of the top of the cake plus an extra 2.8 cm.

Calculate the length of ribbon needed for the cake.
Take π=3.14.\displaystyle \pi = 3.14.

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133.6 cm

Question 12

Scale Drawing
(3, 2)5 Marks
2018 P1 Q12

A helicopter flew from Aberdeen airport to transport workers to oil rig 1 and then continued on to oil rig 2.
It flew 82 km on a bearing of 042∘\displaystyle 042^{\circ} to oil rig 1.
It then flew 46 km on a bearing of 194∘\displaystyle 194^{\circ} to oil rig 2.

(a) Construct a scale drawing to illustrate this journey.
Use a scale of 1 cm : 10 km.

Starting point marked Airport with North line

The helicopter then returns to Aberdeen airport from oil rig 2.

(b) Use the scale drawing to determine the distance and bearing of the airport from oil rig 2.

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(a) Scale drawing showing bearing of 042∘\displaystyle 042^{\circ} drawn to 8.2 cm, followed by a bearing of 194∘\displaystyle 194^{\circ} drawn to 4.6 cm.

(b) Measuring from oil rig 2 back to the airport gives about 4.7 cm, so the distance is approximately 47 km, on a bearing of approximately 250∘.\displaystyle 250^{\circ}.

Question 13

PythagorasArea: Rectangles and Triangles
3 Marks
2018 P1 Q13

A lawn is to be created in the shape of an isosceles triangle with dimensions as shown below.

Isosceles triangle with base 12 m and equal sides 10 m

Calculate the area of the lawn.

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48 m2\displaystyle ^2

Question 14

Probability
3 Marks
2018 P1 Q14

Michael runs a stall at the school fayre.
His game requires two spinners to be spun and allowed to come to rest.
The spinners are shown below.

Two spinners with numbers

The numbers on which the spinners come to rest are multiplied together.
To win a prize the answer to this multiplication must be less than 5.

Calculate the probability of winning a prize.

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1335\displaystyle \frac{13}{35}

Question 15

Gradient
3 Marks
2018 P1 Q15

A ramp to allow wheelchair access to a school has the dimensions shown below.

Ramp with height 25 cm and horizontal distance 4 m

The maximum gradient allowed for a ramp with a horizontal distance of 4 m is 114.\displaystyle \frac{1}{14}.

Does the gradient of this ramp meet the regulations?
Use your working to justify your answer.

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Yes, since 116<114\displaystyle \frac{1}{16} < \frac{1}{14} (or 14224<16224\displaystyle \frac{14}{224} < \frac{16}{224}).