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October 1974

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 4-6

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  1. 1st October 1974A bag holds 6 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  2. 2nd October 1974Of 55 students, 21 study French, 27 study German and 13 study both. How many study neither?
  3. 3rd October 1974Work out (18 x 10^7) / (3 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  4. 4th October 1974A line has equation y = 4x - 20. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  5. 5th October 1974Red and blue raffle tickets are in the ratio 2 : 9. There are 12 red raffle tickets. How many raffle tickets are there altogether?
  6. 6th October 1974A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 14 cm and height 12 cm. The prism is 8 cm long. Work out its volume.
  7. 7th October 1974A bag holds 2 red and 8 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  8. 8th October 1974In a survey 7 households own 1 car, 2 own 2 cars and 5 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  9. 9th October 1974A meal deal has 6 mains, 9 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  10. 10th October 1974Solve 7(x - 2) = 42.
  11. 11th October 1974A map has a scale of 1 : 50000. Two villages are 12 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
  12. 12th October 1974Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular hexagon.
  13. 13th October 1974A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  14. 14th October 1974A box plot has a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 50. Work out the range.
  15. 15th October 1974A bill is £528 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  16. 16th October 1974Use v = u + at with u = 7, a = 5 and t = 5. Work out v.
  17. 17th October 1974A pack of 7 teabags costs £2.45. A pack of 28 costs £8.12. Which pack is better value?
  18. 18th October 1974The bearing of B from A is 291°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  19. 19th October 1974A bag holds 5 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  20. 20th October 1974A line of best fit on a scatter graph has equation y = 8x + 32. Use it to estimate y when x = 6.
  21. 21st October 1974Work out (81 x 10^9) / (9 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  22. 22nd October 19744 teas and 3 cakes cost £13.70. 3 teas and 4 cakes cost £13.60. Find the price of a tea.
  23. 23rd October 1974Work out 75% of 60.
  24. 24th October 1974A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 7 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  25. 25th October 1974A bag holds 6 red and 2 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  26. 26th October 1974Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 5, 7, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  27. 27th October 1974A meal deal has 7 mains, 4 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  28. 28th October 1974For the curve y = 7/x, work out y when x = -1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  29. 29th October 1974Write the ratio 7 : 35 in the form 1 : n.
  30. 30th October 1974A trapezium has parallel sides of 12 cm and 16 cm, 10 cm apart. Work out its area.
  31. 31st October 1974A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.2. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?

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