VCE General Maths practice questions

Original questions for all eight topics: Examination 1 style multiple choice, and Examination 2 style questions with calculations checked by value and written answers read by Mia.

Examination 1	40 multiple-choice questions, 90 minutes
Examination 2	60 marks of short and extended answers, 90 minutes
Study score	Each examination 30%; coursework 40%
Technology	CAS and a scientific calculator, one bound reference

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Question 1Examination 1 style

The lengths of 10-week-old barramundi on a fish farm are approximately normally distributed with a mean of 32 cm and a standard deviation of 3 cm. By the 68-95-99.7% rule, what percentage of these fish are between 29 cm and 38 cm long?

Question 2Examination 1 style

A cafe's quarterly takings, in thousands of dollars, from 2023 to 2025 were: 2023: 42, 55, 61, 38; 2024: 46, 60, 66, 41; 2025: 50, 63, 72, 45 (quarters 1 to 4 in order, in thousands of dollars). They are shown in the time series plot. Which features does the time series show?

Question 3Examination 1 style

T = \begin{bmatrix} 0.7 & 0.2 \\ 0.3 & 0.8 \end{bmatrix}

is a transition matrix for customers choosing between two cafes,

A

and

B

, each week. The columns are this week's cafe (

A

, then

B

) and the rows are next week's cafe (

A

, then

B

). What percentage of customers at cafe

A

this week will go to cafe

B

next week?

Question 4Examination 1 style

The network shows possible cable routes between seven towns, with lengths in kilometres. Which set of edges forms the minimum spanning tree?

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