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July 1987

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 4-6

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  1. 1st July 1987A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
  2. 2nd July 1987A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 140 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  3. 3rd July 1987A bill is £744 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  4. 4th July 1987Does the point (5, -11) satisfy y > -3x - 1?
  5. 5th July 1987Finlay drives 150 km in 2.5 hours. Work out the average speed in km/h.
  6. 6th July 1987The bearing of B from A is 164°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  7. 7th July 1987A bag holds 7 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  8. 8th July 1987150 people were surveyed. 70 were adults, of whom 5 said yes. 20 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  9. 9th July 1987Work out (56 x 10^10) / (7 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  10. 10th July 1987A line has gradient -1 and passes through (2, -11). Work out its equation.
  11. 11th July 1987Red and blue marbles are in the ratio 3 : 8. There are 21 red marbles. How many marbles are there altogether?
  12. 12th July 1987A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 4 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  13. 13th July 1987A bag holds 7 red and 2 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  14. 14th July 1987A box plot has minimum 10, lower quartile 15, median 21, upper quartile 23 and maximum 31. Work out the interquartile range.
  15. 15th July 1987A meal deal has 9 mains, 8 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  16. 16th July 1987Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 12.
  17. 17th July 1987A 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?
  18. 18th July 1987A trapezium has parallel sides of 14 cm and 23 cm, 4 cm apart. Work out its area.
  19. 19th July 1987A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.4. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
  20. 20th July 1987A scatter graph plots a runner's time for 100 m and the distance they can throw a ball. What type of correlation would you expect?
  21. 21st July 1987A bill is £960 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  22. 22nd July 1987The angles in a triangle are 4x°, 2x° and (x + 82)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  23. 23rd July 1987A pack of 12 batteries costs £5.40. A pack of 24 costs £10.08. Which pack is better value?
  24. 24th July 1987Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 138°, 67° and 76°. Work out the fourth.
  25. 25th July 1987A bag holds 8 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  26. 26th July 1987Grouped data has five classes of width 10, the first being 20 < x <= 30. The frequencies in order are 7, 16, 3, 21, 11. Write down the modal class.
  27. 27th July 1987Work out (42 x 10^10) / (7 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  28. 28th July 1987Expand and simplify 3(7x - 1).
  29. 29th July 1987Work out 20% of 180.
  30. 30th July 1987A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 24 cm and height 6 cm. The prism is 6 cm long. Work out its volume.
  31. 31st July 1987A bag holds 5 red and 2 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.

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