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March 1980

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 4-6

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  1. 1st March 1980Red and blue marbles are in the ratio 3 : 4. There are 45 red marbles. How many marbles are there altogether?
  2. 2nd March 1980Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 40°, 124° and 103°. Work out the fourth.
  3. 3rd March 1980A bag holds 4 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  4. 4th March 1980Of 63 students, 37 study French, 30 study German and 10 study both. How many study neither?
  5. 5th March 1980Work out (12 x 10^12) / (3 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  6. 6th March 1980A line has equation y = 3x - 3. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  7. 7th March 1980A 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?
  8. 8th March 1980A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 24 cm and height 14 cm. The prism is 15 cm long. Work out its volume.
  9. 9th March 1980A bag holds 6 red and 2 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  10. 10th March 1980In a survey 3 households own 1 car, 4 own 2 cars and 7 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  11. 11th March 1980A meal deal has 5 mains, 8 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  12. 12th March 1980Solve 2(x + 8) = 28.
  13. 13th March 1980A pack of 10 sponges costs £4.50. A pack of 40 costs £16.80. Which pack is better value?
  14. 14th March 1980Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular decagon.
  15. 15th March 1980A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  16. 16th March 1980A box plot has a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 63. Work out the range.
  17. 17th March 1980A bill is £48 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  18. 18th March 1980Use v = u + at with u = 13, a = 8 and t = 7. Work out v.
  19. 19th March 1980Work out 30% of 80.
  20. 20th March 1980The bearing of B from A is 231°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  21. 21st March 1980A bag holds 4 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  22. 22nd March 1980A line of best fit on a scatter graph has equation y = 9x + 16. Use it to estimate y when x = 8.
  23. 23rd March 1980Work out (8 x 10^12) / (4 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  24. 24th March 19805 teas and 1 cake cost £15.70. 3 teas and 2 cakes cost £14.25. Find the price of a tea.
  25. 25th March 1980Write the ratio 6 : 54 in the form 1 : n.
  26. 26th March 1980A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 3 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  27. 27th March 1980A bag holds 4 red and 2 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  28. 28th March 1980Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 7, 10, 7. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  29. 29th March 1980A meal deal has 8 mains, 6 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  30. 30th March 1980For the curve y = -11/x, work out y when x = 1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  31. 31st March 1980A coach travels 80 km in 1 hour, then 60 km in 1 hour. Work out the average speed for the whole journey, to 1 decimal place.

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