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March 1988

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 4-6

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  1. 1st March 1988Write the ratio 3 : 21 in the form 1 : n.
  2. 2nd March 1988A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 10 cm and height 11 cm. The prism is 17 cm long. Work out its volume.
  3. 3rd March 1988A bag holds 9 red and 2 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  4. 4th March 1988A line of best fit on a scatter graph has equation y = 2x + 30. Use it to estimate y when x = 8.
  5. 5th March 1988A meal deal has 3 mains, 6 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  6. 6th March 19882 teas and 2 cakes cost £9.10. 4 teas and 3 cakes cost £15.90. Find the price of a tea.
  7. 7th March 1988A coach travels 30 km in 1 hour, then 80 km in 1.5 hours. Work out the average speed for the whole journey, to 1 decimal place.
  8. 8th March 1988Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular 12-sided polygon.
  9. 9th March 1988A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.2. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
  10. 10th March 1988Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 6, 6, 6. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  11. 11th March 1988A bill is £744 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  12. 12th March 1988For the curve y = 35/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  13. 13th March 1988Callum drives 100 km in 2 hours. Work out the average speed in km/h.
  14. 14th March 1988The bearing of B from A is 211°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  15. 15th March 1988A bag holds 8 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  16. 16th March 198855 voles are marked and released. Later 55 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  17. 17th March 1988Work out (28 x 10^12) / (4 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  18. 18th March 1988Factorise x^2 + 11x + 18.
  19. 19th March 1988Red and blue raffle tickets are in the ratio 3 : 5. There are 30 red raffle tickets. How many raffle tickets are there altogether?
  20. 20th March 1988A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 10 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  21. 21st March 1988A bag holds 5 red and 2 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  22. 22nd March 1988A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 48 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  23. 23rd March 1988A meal deal has 6 mains, 4 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  24. 24th March 1988Does the point (1, -4) satisfy y > -x - 8?
  25. 25th March 1988A map has a scale of 1 : 25000. Two villages are 15 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
  26. 26th March 1988A trapezium has parallel sides of 8 cm and 17 cm, 10 cm apart. Work out its area.
  27. 27th March 1988A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
  28. 28th March 1988200 people were surveyed. 70 were adults, of whom 25 said yes. 65 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  29. 29th March 1988A bill is £288 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  30. 30th March 1988A line has gradient -4 and passes through (2, -10). Work out its equation.
  31. 31st March 1988A pack of 6 teabags costs £2.10. A pack of 18 costs £5.94. Which pack is better value?

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