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ACT Year 12 Mathematical Applications practice questions

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27 practice skills

ACT Year 12 Mathematical Applications includes 27 practice skills across Data and statistics, Networks, matrices and modelling, Financial mathematics, and Measurement and applications.

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Sample ACT BSSS Year 12 Mathematical Applications questions

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ACT BSSS Year 12 Mathematical Applications Time series hard forecast graph

1. A trend model predicts 146 bookings for a quarter. The seasonal index for that quarter is 1.08. What is the seasonal forecast, to the nearest whole booking?

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Explanation:

Apply the seasonal index to the trend value: 146 x 1.08 = 157.68, which rounds to 158 bookings.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Mathematical Applications Loans and investments hard finance graph

2. A loan balance follows Bₙ₊₁ = 1.005Bₙ - 520 with B₀ = 18000. What is B₂, to the nearest cent?

Choices

$17,137.85
$17,570.00
$18,090.00
$16,960.00

Explanation:

B₁ = 1.005 x 18000 - 520 = 17570. Then B₂ = 1.005 x 17570 - 520 = 17137.85.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Mathematical Applications Critical path analysis hard critical path diagram

3. A project has three possible branches before final task F: A-C-F takes 4 + 6 + 3 days, B-D-F takes 5 + 7 + 3 days, and B-E-F takes 5 + 4 + 3 days. What is the minimum completion time?

Choices

15 days
13 days
12 days
40 days

Explanation:

The branch totals are 13, 15, and 12 days. The project duration is controlled by the longest required branch, so the minimum completion time is 15 days.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Mathematical Applications Matrices hard transition diagram

4. A row state vector [city, regional] = [480, 320] is multiplied by transition matrix [0.76, 0.24; 0.35, 0.65]. How many customers are expected to be in the city state next period, to the nearest whole customer?

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Explanation:

Use the city column: 480 x 0.76 + 320 x 0.35 = 364.8 + 112 = 476.8, which rounds to 477.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Mathematical Applications Expected value hard weighted score chart

5. A promotion gives a $120 prize with probability 0.18, a $40 prize with probability 0.35, and no prize otherwise. Entry costs $25. What is the expected net gain per entry?

Choices

$10.60
$35.60
$25.00
-$10.60

Explanation:

Expected winnings are 120 x 0.18 + 40 x 0.35 = 21.60 + 14.00 = $35.60. Subtract the $25 entry cost to get an expected net gain of $10.60.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Mathematical Applications Bivariate data hard regression graph

6. A regression model predicts demand with y = 52 + 1.8x. For x = 14, actual demand is 81. What is the residual, using actual - predicted?

Choices

3.8
-3.8
77.2
81

Explanation:

The predicted value is 52 + 1.8 x 14 = 77.2. The residual is 81 - 77.2 = 3.8.

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Mathematical Applications practice sits inside ACT BSSS Year 12 mathematics planning coverage across Essential Mathematics, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Methods, Specialist Mathematics, algebra, calculus, statistics, probability, finance, and modelling, with Skill Align keeping the route focused on the selected maths pathway.

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Data and statistics: Students practise data and statistics through short targeted questions, explanations, and mode-specific feedback.
Networks, matrices and modelling: Students practise networks, matrices and modelling through short targeted questions, explanations, and mode-specific feedback.
Financial mathematics: Students practise financial mathematics through short targeted questions, explanations, and mode-specific feedback.

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Data and statistics
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Financial mathematics
Measurement and applications

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