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September 1986

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 4-6

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  1. 1st September 1986Expand and simplify 5(6x + 12).
  2. 2nd September 1986Write the ratio 2 : 16 in the form 1 : n.
  3. 3rd September 1986Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 124°, 112° and 44°. Work out the fourth.
  4. 4th September 1986A bag holds 4 red and 8 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  5. 5th September 1986Of 67 students, 43 study French, 28 study German and 13 study both. How many study neither?
  6. 6th September 1986Work out (16 x 10^9) / (8 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  7. 7th September 1986A line has equation y = 2x - 4. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  8. 8th September 1986A coach travels 50 km in 1.5 hours, then 90 km in 1.5 hours. Work out the average speed for the whole journey, to 1 decimal place.
  9. 9th September 1986A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 16 cm and height 5 cm. The prism is 18 cm long. Work out its volume.
  10. 10th September 1986A bag holds 5 red and 2 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  11. 11th September 1986In a survey 3 households own 1 car, 2 own 2 cars and 8 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  12. 12th September 1986A meal deal has 7 mains, 9 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  13. 13th September 1986Solve 5(x + 8) = 95.
  14. 14th September 1986Sanjay drives 200 km in 2.5 hours. Work out the average speed in km/h.
  15. 15th September 1986Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular 12-sided polygon.
  16. 16th September 1986A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
  17. 17th September 1986A box plot has a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 43. Work out the range.
  18. 18th September 1986A bill is £744 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  19. 19th September 1986Use v = u + at with u = 8, a = 9 and t = 2. Work out v.
  20. 20th September 1986Red and blue stickers are in the ratio 4 : 7. There are 44 red stickers. How many stickers are there altogether?
  21. 21st September 1986The bearing of B from A is 270°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  22. 22nd September 1986A bag holds 10 red and 2 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  23. 23rd September 1986A line of best fit on a scatter graph has equation y = 5x + 28. Use it to estimate y when x = 5.
  24. 24th September 1986Work out (8 x 10^10) / (4 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  25. 25th September 19862 teas and 2 cakes cost £8.20. 3 teas and 4 cakes cost £14.30. Find the price of a tea.
  26. 26th September 1986A map has a scale of 1 : 25000. Two villages are 9.5 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
  27. 27th September 1986A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 4 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  28. 28th September 1986A bag holds 2 red and 6 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  29. 29th September 1986Four classes in order have frequencies 5, 8, 11, 4. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  30. 30th September 1986A meal deal has 8 mains, 6 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?

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