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8th January 1979

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 4-6 · 128 question types in this band

  1. 1
    Probability (Higher)3 marks

    A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 50 times. How many heads would you expect?

  2. 2
    Capture Recapture3 marks

    30 beetles are marked and released. Later 28 are caught, of which 4 are marked. Estimate the population.

  3. 3
    Standard Form2 marks

    Write 0.0000389 in standard form.

  4. 4
    Solving Equations3 marks

    Solve 7(x - 6) = 35.

  5. 5
    Repeated Percentage Change3 marks

    A town's population is 34500 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.

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