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October 1952

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 4-6

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  1. 1st October 1952A trapezium has parallel sides of 4 cm and 7 cm, 6 cm apart. Work out its area.
  2. 2nd October 1952A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.2. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
  3. 3rd October 1952A line of best fit on a scatter graph has equation y = 7x + 31. Use it to estimate y when x = 2.
  4. 4th October 1952A bill is £768 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  5. 5th October 19524 teas and 3 cakes cost £10.65. 3 teas and 5 cakes cost £13.35. Find the price of a tea.
  6. 6th October 1952A coach travels 20 km in 0.5 hours, then 60 km in 0.5 hours. Work out the average speed for the whole journey, to 1 decimal place.
  7. 7th October 1952Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 128°, 88° and 66°. Work out the fourth.
  8. 8th October 1952A bag holds 7 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  9. 9th October 1952Four classes in order have frequencies 3, 11, 5, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  10. 10th October 1952Work out (12 x 10^10) / (4 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  11. 11th October 1952For the curve y = 3/x, work out y when x = -1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  12. 12th October 1952Hassan drives 100 km in 2.5 hours. Work out the average speed in km/h.
  13. 13th October 1952A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 6 cm and height 3 cm. The prism is 18 cm long. Work out its volume.
  14. 14th October 1952A bag holds 3 red and 5 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  15. 15th October 195255 beetles are marked and released. Later 12 are caught, of which 2 are marked. Estimate the population.
  16. 16th October 1952A meal deal has 9 mains, 7 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  17. 17th October 1952Factorise x^2 + 2x - 24.
  18. 18th October 1952Red and blue stickers are in the ratio 3 : 4. There are 9 red stickers. How many stickers are there altogether?
  19. 19th October 1952Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular nonagon.
  20. 20th October 1952A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  21. 21st October 1952A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 160 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  22. 22nd October 1952A bill is £288 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  23. 23rd October 1952Does the point (4, -15) satisfy y > -3x + 5?
  24. 24th October 1952A map has a scale of 1 : 25000. Two villages are 6.5 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
  25. 25th October 1952The bearing of B from A is 132°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  26. 26th October 1952A bag holds 5 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  27. 27th October 1952110 people were surveyed. 60 were adults, of whom 15 said yes. 5 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  28. 28th October 1952Work out (21 x 10^6) / (3 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  29. 29th October 1952A line has gradient -3 and passes through (1, -2). Work out its equation.
  30. 30th October 1952A pack of 10 batteries costs £1.50. A pack of 30 costs £3.00. Which pack is better value?
  31. 31st October 1952A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 10 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.

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