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December 1980

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 4-6

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  1. 1st December 1980Solve 5(x - 2) = 45.
  2. 2nd December 1980Write the ratio 6 : 36 in the form 1 : n.
  3. 3rd December 1980A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 11 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  4. 4th December 1980A bag holds 4 red and 3 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  5. 5th December 1980A box plot has a minimum of 19 and a maximum of 37. Work out the range.
  6. 6th December 1980A meal deal has 6 mains, 6 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  7. 7th December 1980Use v = u + at with u = 11, a = 8 and t = 8. Work out v.
  8. 8th December 1980A coach travels 50 km in 0.5 hours, then 50 km in 0.5 hours. Work out the average speed for the whole journey, to 1 decimal place.
  9. 9th December 1980A trapezium has parallel sides of 11 cm and 19 cm, 12 cm apart. Work out its area.
  10. 10th December 1980A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
  11. 11th December 1980A line of best fit on a scatter graph has equation y = 8x + 19. Use it to estimate y when x = 3.
  12. 12th December 1980A bill is £312 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  13. 13th December 19805 teas and 4 cakes cost £18.90. 3 teas and 5 cakes cost £20.05. Find the price of a tea.
  14. 14th December 1980Yusuf drives 180 km in 4 hours. Work out the average speed in km/h.
  15. 15th December 1980Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 137°, 100° and 55°. Work out the fourth.
  16. 16th December 1980A bag holds 9 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  17. 17th December 1980Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 7, 11, 10. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  18. 18th December 1980Work out (30 x 10^8) / (5 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  19. 19th December 1980For the curve y = -20/x, work out y when x = -10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  20. 20th December 1980Red and blue marbles are in the ratio 3 : 8. There are 27 red marbles. How many marbles are there altogether?
  21. 21st December 1980A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 14 cm and height 9 cm. The prism is 9 cm long. Work out its volume.
  22. 22nd December 1980A bag holds 2 red and 6 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  23. 23rd December 198025 newts are marked and released. Later 24 are caught, of which 4 are marked. Estimate the population.
  24. 24th December 1980A meal deal has 4 mains, 6 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  25. 25th December 1980Factorise x^2 - 14x + 49.
  26. 26th December 1980A map has a scale of 1 : 25000. Two villages are 13.5 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
  27. 27th December 1980Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular decagon.
  28. 28th December 1980A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.4. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  29. 29th December 1980A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 100 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  30. 30th December 1980A bill is £792 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  31. 31st December 1980Does the point (3, -18) satisfy y > -4x + 1?

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