150 marks Section A
Concepts and Skills
Answer all six questions from this section.
Question 1
(25 marks)
Eimear earns a gross wage of €40 000 per annum with Company A.
(a) Eimear pays income tax at a rate of 20% on income up to the standard rate cut-off point of
€35 300. She pays tax at a rate of 40% on the remainder.
She has annual tax credits of €1650.
Find how much income tax she pays per annum.

Choose the graph that matches the following system of equations: 7x + 2y = −6 6x − 7y = 21 a line includes points negative 2 comma 4 and 0 comma negative 3. a line includes points 6 comma 2 and 0 comma negative 3 a line includes points 0 comma negative 3 and 6 comma 2. a line includes points negative 2 comma 1 and negative 3 comma 4 a line includes points 0 comma negative 3 and negative 1 comma 4. a line includes points 0 comma negative 3 and negative 1 comma 3 a line includes points 0 comma 3 and negative 1 comma negative 3. a line includes points 0 comma negative 3 and negative 2 comma 4.

F(n + 1) = f(n) – 8. if f(1) = 100, what is f(6)?

Triangles abd and ace are similar right triangles. witch ratio best explains why the slope of ab is the same as the slope of ac?