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October 1984

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 4-6

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  1. 1st October 1984The bearing of B from A is 167°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  2. 2nd October 1984A bag holds 8 red and 2 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  3. 3rd October 1984Four classes in order have frequencies 5, 11, 3, 9. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  4. 4th October 1984Work out (4 x 10^7) / (2 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  5. 5th October 1984For the curve y = 20/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  6. 6th October 1984Red and blue stickers are in the ratio 2 : 7. There are 22 red stickers. How many stickers are there altogether?
  7. 7th October 1984A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 10 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  8. 8th October 1984A bag holds 3 red and 4 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  9. 9th October 198420 newts are marked and released. Later 15 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  10. 10th October 1984A meal deal has 9 mains, 7 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  11. 11th October 1984Factorise x^2 - 3x + 2.
  12. 12th October 1984A map has a scale of 1 : 25000. Two villages are 9 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
  13. 13th October 1984A trapezium has parallel sides of 10 cm and 22 cm, 12 cm apart. Work out its area.
  14. 14th October 1984A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
  15. 15th October 1984A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 84 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  16. 16th October 1984A bill is £456 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  17. 17th October 1984Does the point (1, 3) satisfy y > 3x - 4?
  18. 18th October 1984A pack of 10 batteries costs £2.00. A pack of 20 costs £3.60. Which pack is better value?
  19. 19th October 1984Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 82°, 47° and 177°. Work out the fourth.
  20. 20th October 1984A bag holds 8 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  21. 21st October 1984150 people were surveyed. 50 were adults, of whom 25 said yes. 50 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  22. 22nd October 1984Work out (54 x 10^7) / (6 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  23. 23rd October 1984A line has gradient -1 and passes through (1, 5). Work out its equation.
  24. 24th October 1984Work out 20% of 300.
  25. 25th October 1984A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 22 cm and height 14 cm. The prism is 9 cm long. Work out its volume.
  26. 26th October 1984A bag holds 4 red and 6 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  27. 27th October 1984A box plot has minimum 10, lower quartile 20, median 26, upper quartile 36 and maximum 38. Work out the interquartile range.
  28. 28th October 1984A meal deal has 4 mains, 8 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  29. 29th October 1984Make x the subject of y = 9x^2 - 3.
  30. 30th October 1984Write the ratio 7 : 14 in the form 1 : n.
  31. 31st October 1984Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular octagon.

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