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September 1953

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 4-6

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  1. 1st September 1953Write the ratio 4 : 12 in the form 1 : n.
  2. 2nd September 1953A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 18 cm and height 6 cm. The prism is 19 cm long. Work out its volume.
  3. 3rd September 1953A bag holds 3 red and 5 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  4. 4th September 1953Four classes in order have frequencies 5, 11, 3, 3. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  5. 5th September 1953A meal deal has 7 mains, 7 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  6. 6th September 1953For the curve y = 110/x, work out y when x = -10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  7. 7th September 1953A coach travels 90 km in 1 hour, then 20 km in 1.5 hours. Work out the average speed for the whole journey, to 1 decimal place.
  8. 8th September 1953Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular decagon.
  9. 9th September 1953A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
  10. 10th September 195335 voles are marked and released. Later 44 are caught, of which 4 are marked. Estimate the population.
  11. 11th September 1953A bill is £120 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  12. 12th September 1953Factorise x^2 - 14x + 48.
  13. 13th September 1953Musa drives 280 km in 4 hours. Work out the average speed in km/h.
  14. 14th September 1953The bearing of B from A is 170°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  15. 15th September 1953A bag holds 5 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  16. 16th September 1953A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 172 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  17. 17th September 1953Work out (45 x 10^7) / (9 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  18. 18th September 1953Does the point (4, 15) satisfy y > 4x + 5?
  19. 19th September 1953Red and blue marbles are in the ratio 4 : 9. There are 60 red marbles. How many marbles are there altogether?
  20. 20th September 1953A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 6 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  21. 21st September 1953A bag holds 7 red and 5 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  22. 22nd September 1953140 people were surveyed. 80 were adults, of whom 35 said yes. 10 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  23. 23rd September 1953A meal deal has 5 mains, 3 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  24. 24th September 1953A line has gradient 4 and passes through (2, 9). Work out its equation.
  25. 25th September 1953A map has a scale of 1 : 10000. Two villages are 9.5 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
  26. 26th September 1953A trapezium has parallel sides of 7 cm and 19 cm, 10 cm apart. Work out its area.
  27. 27th September 1953A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.2. It is thrown 50 times. How many heads would you expect?
  28. 28th September 1953A box plot has minimum 9, lower quartile 15, median 23, upper quartile 32 and maximum 35. Work out the interquartile range.
  29. 29th September 1953A bill is £504 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  30. 30th September 1953Make x the subject of y = 3x^2 - 12.

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