HIGHLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL
2013 – TERM 1
GRADE 12 MATHS
TEST 2
Instructions: Answer all the 5 questions. Show all the working.
1. An unbiased coin is tossed and a fair die is thrown. What is the probability of the results being a Head and
a 2? Answer: 1/12 [2 marks]
2. A shopping basket contains 3 buns, 8 potatoes, 4 apples and 5 sweets. The basket dropped. What is the
probability that
(a) A potato fell out? Answer: 2/5 [1 mark]
(b) An apple or potato fell out? Answer: 3/5 [2 marks]
3. A bag contains 1 blue bead and 4 red beads. A girl takes two beads at random from the bag, one after the
other.
(a) Draw the probability tree diagram.
Answer:
[2 marks]
(b) Find the probability that she has taken
(i) Two red beads. Answer: 3/5 [2 marks]
(ii) One bead of each colour. Answer: 2/5 [2 marks]
4. Write down the equation of the line shown in the figure below.
y
2
A
1
x
0 1 2 3
B
Answer: m = -½ [2 marks]
Answer: y = -½x + 1 [3 marks]
5. The graph shows the speed of an object over a time of 10 seconds.
Speed (m/s)
15
10
5
Time(s)
0 2 4 6 8 10
Find
(i) the acceleration during the first 2sec Answer: 5m/s2 [2 marks]
(ii) The deceleration in the second part Answer: - 2.5m/s2 [2 marks]
(iii) The total distance travelled Answer: 75 m [4 marks]
(iv) The average speed for the whole journey Answer: 7.5m/s [2 marks]
