ZIMSEC A-Level Mathematics Paper 4 June 2016 Question Paper

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This is the ZIMSEC A-Level Mathematics question paper for Paper 4 from June 2016. Use it for exam practice under timed conditions, then check your work against the marking scheme. The paper code is 9164/4. Time allowed: 3 hours. See the marking scheme.

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# ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

**MATHEMATICS**

PAPER 4
3 hours

**JUNE 2016 SESSION**

Additional materials:
Answer paper
Graph paper
List of Formulae
Electronic calculator
TIME 3 hours

### INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided on the answer paper/answer booklet.

Answer all questions.
If a numerical answer cannot be given exactly, and the accuracy required is not specified in the question, then in the case of an angle it should be given to the nearest degree, and in other cases it should be given correct to 2 significant figures.

If a numerical value for \(g\) is necessary, take \(g=9.81 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}\).

### INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 120.
Within each section of the paper, questions are printed in the order of their mark allocations and candidates are advised, within each section, to attempt questions sequentially.

The use of an electronic calculator is expected, where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

## Question 1
The diameters of washers produced by a particular machine follow a Normal distribution with a standard deviation of 0.1 mm .
Find the mean diameter if there is to be a probability of only \(3 \%\) that the diameter exceeds 2.0 mm .

## Question 2
A continuous random variable \(X\) has a probability density function \(f(x)\) given by \(f(x)=0\) for \(x<1\) and for \(x>5\). For \(x\) between 1 and 5, its form is shown on the graph.
![](https://ocr.unopasa.com/p/ocr_assets/e811c901ce9d7f25d6f9aa4935f4dd0afd377bd6ca99fdda1dc0d1f7a209fc3e.jpg)

### (a)

Show that \(k=\frac{2}{9}\).

### (b)

Construct the probability density function of \(X\).

## Question 3
Bag A contains 3 red balls and 2 white balls. Bag B contains 2 red balls and 3 white balls. A bag is selected at random and two balls are drawn from it, one after the other without replacement.

### (a)

Find the probability that the two balls drawn are red.

### (b)

Given that the two balls drawn are red, find the probability that they are from bag A .

## Question 4
An unbiased tetrahedral die has faces marked 1,2,3 and 4. In a game, a player tosses 2 tetrahedral dice. \(X\) is the sum of scores on the 2 dice.

### (a)

Construct a probability distribution of \(X\).

### (b)

In order to play the game, a player pays \($ 1\). If the sum of scores is 2,3 or 4 the player wins nothing. If the sum is 5,6 or 7 the player wins \($ 2\) and for a sum greater than 7 , the player wins \($ 4\).
Find the expected gain or loss from each game.

## Question 5
The stem and leaf diagram shows the number of hectares owned by farmers around a small town.

| Stem | Leaf |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 |  |  |  |  |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 |  |  |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |  |  |  |  |

Key 1/3 means 13 hectares.

### (a)

Find the

#### (i)

median,

#### (ii)

interquartile range.

### (b)

Hence draw a box and whisker plot to illustrate the above information.

## Question 6
### (a)

A dozen loaves of bread were taken at random from a large batch and weighed. The masses were found to be \(741 ; 701 ; 834 ; 829 ; 808 ; 660 ; 659\); 739; 472; 865; 851 and 801 grammes.

Assuming that the masses of the loaves are from a Normal distribution, find the unbiased estimate of the population

#### (i)

mean

#### (ii)

variance.

### (b)

Another batch of 50 loaves gave a mean of 750 grammes.

Given that the population variance of the loaves is 10816 , construct a \(90 \%\) confidence interval for the mean mass of the loaves.

## Question 7
The number of passengers arriving at a taxi rank per hour was found to have a Poisson distribution with mean 2.

### (a)

Calculate the probability that in a particular hour there will be no passenger arriving.

### (b)

At the beginning of an hour there will be 4 taxis available for hire.

Calculate the probability that this will be an insufficient number for the hour assuming that each taxi allows only one passenger.

### (c)

Find the probability that there will be exactly 2 passengers arriving in 2 consecutive hours.

## Question 8
### (a)

#### (i)

State the conditions under which the Normal distribution can be used as an approximation to the Binomial distribution.

#### (ii)

A fair coin is tossed 100 times. By using a suitable approximation, calculate the probability that the number of heads obtained is less than 37.

### (b)

2000 such coins in (a) (ii) are tossed each 100 times. By using another suitable approximation, find the probability that less than 37 heads are obtained more than 3 times.

## Question 9
The masses, in grams, of the contents and packaging of a randomly chosen packet of powdered milk of brand \(\boldsymbol{M}\) may be taken to have a Normal distribution with mean and standard deviation given in the table.

|  | mean | standard deviation |
| :--- | :---: | :---: |
| contents | 500 | 8 |
| packaging | 20 | 2 |

### (a)

Find the probability that

#### (i)

a randomly chosen packet of brand \(M\) has a total mass exceeding 525 grammes.

#### (ii)

the total weight of the contents of three randomly chosen packets of brand \(\boldsymbol{M}\) exceeds 1515 grammes.

### (b)

The masses of the contents of a randomly chosen packet of another brand \(N\) maybe taken to have a normal distribution with mean 405 grams and standard deviation 6 grams.

Find the probability that the contents of five randomly chosen packets of brand \(N\) weigh more than the contents of four randomly chosen packets of brand \(\boldsymbol{M}\).

## Question 10
A taxi operator keeps records of the performance of his cars. The total distance travelled by a car since …