2024 General Maths VCAA NHT Paper 1 Suggested Solutions | MaffsGuru.com

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These are my suggested solutions to the 2024 General Maths VCAA NHT Paper 1. I am in no way affiliated with VCAA and have no insider knowledge to the correct answers or the mark scheme. I do this to help students (and teachers) do well in Mathematics.

If there are any errata I will post them below.

Errata: None at this time.

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This maths video has been created for courses which are delivered in Australia but, as Maths is a constant, it is equally helpful for students in the USA, UK and other countries who are looking for good maths videos for both high school and middle school.

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[sejalshah]

Also Darren for q24, you can go 19288.8/1.08 = 17860, so it's just 17860-(16239.6 x 1.08) = 224.03

[JesseT-gk]

Thanks for the videos, what I like to do for those questions such as 24, is first solve for the FV from time period two which gives $17635.97, then solve for the PV putting the time period 4 value into FV, which gives $17860, then taking the difference between those values 17860-17635.97 = 224.03

[cryptoclan]

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[thomas_radford]

For question 24, once you get 8% interest you can calculate the value of the 3rd period as 19288.8 / 1.08 = 17860 and then solve 1.08 × 16329.60 + d = 17860

[islamaria]

my exam no 1 is in like 3.5 hours and you've been a massive help and im watching your videos for revision so THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!

[atrandom]

For Q36, it's also possible to times all the numbers by -1 and continue from there.

For example, for the numbers

4, 3, 6, 1 | 1 is the smallest number but also the biggest negative number

-4, -3, -6, -1 | -6 is the smallest number but also the biggest positive number

[muhammedarslan]

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[KaiserOfKnowledge]

What freakin sucks was that for Q23, I am using a class pad fx-cp400, we don't have the option to add PMT at beginning or end, thus I got that question wrong :(
gonna have to find another way...

[goat-wd]

What algorithm did you use for question 38?

[NexuszAU]

For questions 12, how did you shown the r squared value in the data and statistics tab. Mine only shows linear regression

[assasinmaster]

Hey mate, great work with the solutions. Do you have Exam 2 coming up soon? Cheers and thank you so much for the great work!

[Dream-klyh]

for question 9 i dont understad where you get those values from???

[viviennebond]

While option A is indeed the correct response, I'm still confused about the reasoning for question 40. If the duration of all activities is one day, wouldn't the latest starting time for activity E be 2 days? J can't occur before G finishes, and G can't occur before E finishes. If E starts 3 days into the project, the completion time would be delayed by a day to make earliest completion 6 days. Now if activity H had a duration of 2 days, then yes, E could have a latest starting time of 3 days, so option D is still a correct statement. Am I missing something? These videos are great, and no doubt a real help to VCE students. Watching mathematics being worked important.

[blossom_]

Love your videos, I was recommended you by a friend and will thank her everyday for it. As a year 12 with upcoming exams, you’re a life saver. Just wondering for question 18, you put the formula as 5= k-5 and then got the answer 10? Just a little confused as In my head I think of that as 5-5=0. Just wondering how you got 10 thanks.

[janettebennie]

Hi Darren, I love your videos! Just a quick one - for question 14, the examiner's report says the answer is D but I also got B like you. Have we made a mistake or is there an error on the examiner's reports? Thanks!

[LinaLovesConures]

Hello! For Q15, if it was increased by 17% would we just substitute the minus 17 to plus 17 when doing the solve function? Thanks!

[joeloakley]

Out of interest-why don't you like the write box on the node method? Are there any situations where you feel it doesn't work as well? I've always found it very easy to apply.
Thanks so much for this video. Just a little point-for Qu13 you say months, when it's 4 seasons. Answer still correct.

[joeloakley]

For qu 38 would you use this method because it's got a lot of possible cuts...rather than finding cuts and comparing? Then use min cut method when there's less possible cuts?