ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

CONFIDENTIAL

MARKING SCHEME

NOVEMBER 2015

MATHEMATICS 9164/4
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1 (a) Modal age group 30 – 35 years B1

(b) 25 – 30 years = 5 x 4.8

= 24 mothers B1

(c) Mothers in the survey

= 5 x 0.8 + 5 x 3.6 + 5 x 4.8 + 5 x 5.6 + 5 x 5.2 + 15 x 0.6 M1

= 109 A1

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(a) M1

0.0821 A1

(b) For 10 minutes,

= 5 B1

= M1

= 1 – 0.1247

= 0.8753 A1

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3 (a)

M1
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A1

(b) =

= M1

= or equiv. A1

Var (X) =

= M1

= 0.13 A1
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4 Let G be the mass of a green apple and R the mass of a red apple, then

G~N and

R~ N

where B1

and B1

X  = B1B1

M1

= M1

= 0,4207 A1
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5 (a)

B1

B1

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(b) (i) =

= M1

= 0.06 + 0.64

= 0.7 A1

(ii) =

= B1M1

= 0.533 A1 [7]

6 (a) 1.   

= 98.158 km/hr B1

2. M1

= 36.143 A1

(b) 95 % confidence interval

M1

= B1

= 98.158±1.0757

= (97.08; 99.23) A1A1

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7 (i)

1. = M1

= 1 – 0.9332

= 0.0668 A1

2. M1

= 0.2734

= 27.34 % A1

(ii) B1

M1

= 0.0442 A1
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= 4.740625 B1
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M1

= 2.81991 A1

= M1

= A1

Zcrit = B1

Since >  do not reject H0 and conclude that the total

yield per plant is not less than 5 kg. M1A1
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9 H0   : The die is fair

H1 : The die is not fair B1

Expected frequency =

= 30 B1

O E

33 30 0.3 M1A1
23 30 1.6333
29 30 0.0333
35 30 0.8333

= 2.7999 M1A1

B1

Since 2.7999< 9.348 do not reject H0 and conclude that the die is fair M1A1
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10 (a) Since no athlete can win in both events

Probability of winning = probability of winning in the long

Distance + probability of winning in the short distance events.

= 0.001 + 0.1

= 0.101

Let X be the random variable representing the number of winners

out of 20.

X~Bin B1

= M1

= 0.881 A1

(b) (i) Let S be the random variable the number of athletes who
win the short distance events from the bigger school.

S ~ Bin (400;0.1)

np = 40> 5

S ~ N(40, 36) B1

B1M1

= 0.8204 A1

(ii) Let L be the random variable the number of athletes who

win in the long distance events from the bigger school.

L ~ Bib (400, 0.001)

np = 0.4 < 5

B1
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= M1

= 0.9921 A1
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11 H0: There is no association

H1: There is an association

O E                     

21 24.9 0.61084
28 24.1 0.63112
65 62.525 0.09797
M1A1
58 60.475 0.10129
                M1A1
25 25.417 0.00684
25 24.583 0.00707
11 9.15 0.37404
7 8.85 0.38672       A1A1 

M1A1

Degrees of freedom =

= 3 B1

= (3)

= 7.815 B1

Since 2.6613 < 7.815, do not reject H0 and conclude that there is no M1
association between age of voter and the voting preference. A1
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12 (a)

B1 for
correct
points

B1 for
scale

B1 for
labelled
axes

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(b)
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(i) b = M1

= 0.526951238 A1

M1A1

y = A1

(ii) When x =    150 cm

y = M1

= 53.686 A1

= 54 m

(c) (i) M1

= 0.7288 A1

(ii) There is a strong positive linear relationship between

height of boy an the distance he can throw. B1B1
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13 Resolve horizontally

Resolve vertically

B1 either one correct

Solve simultaneously

M1

T1 = 21,54
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= 14.36283684N A1

T2 =

= 17.59081076N A1
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14 (a) block P: B1

block Q: 3g – T = 3a B1

. M1 solve simultaneously
or equiv

A1

= 3.244
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(b) T = M1 substitute his (a)

= A1

= 19.69N [2]

15 (a) B1 s.o.i.

use of M1

A1
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(b) distance before braking

M1

A1

stops in

M1A1 [4]

16 horizontal motion

or equiv. B1

vertical motion

5 = or equiv. M1

simplifies to

A1

Solving quadratic

= M1

= 0.430214 , 11.802202 A1

85.157 for M1A1

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