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December 1988

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 4-6

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  1. 1st December 1988For the curve y = -80/x, work out y when x = 10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  2. 2nd December 1988A map has a scale of 1 : 50000. Two villages are 4.5 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
  3. 3rd December 1988A trapezium has parallel sides of 13 cm and 21 cm, 10 cm apart. Work out its area.
  4. 4th December 1988A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  5. 5th December 198845 voles are marked and released. Later 63 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
  6. 6th December 1988A bill is £624 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  7. 7th December 1988Factorise x^2 + 9x + 14.
  8. 8th December 1988A pack of 6 batteries costs £1.80. A pack of 24 costs £6.24. Which pack is better value?
  9. 9th December 1988Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 119°, 91° and 74°. Work out the fourth.
  10. 10th December 1988A bag holds 5 red and 2 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  11. 11th December 1988A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 228 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  12. 12th December 1988Work out (18 x 10^12) / (2 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  13. 13th December 1988Does the point (-1, 4) satisfy y > 2x + 4?
  14. 14th December 1988Work out 30% of 220.
  15. 15th December 1988A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 18 cm and height 13 cm. The prism is 18 cm long. Work out its volume.
  16. 16th December 1988A bag holds 2 red and 10 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  17. 17th December 1988120 people were surveyed. 50 were adults, of whom 10 said yes. 35 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  18. 18th December 1988A meal deal has 5 mains, 8 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  19. 19th December 1988A line has gradient 1 and passes through (2, 1). Work out its equation.
  20. 20th December 1988Write the ratio 2 : 4 in the form 1 : n.
  21. 21st December 1988Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular 12-sided polygon.
  22. 22nd December 1988A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.4. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
  23. 23rd December 1988A box plot has minimum 13, lower quartile 16, median 22, upper quartile 26 and maximum 34. Work out the interquartile range.
  24. 24th December 1988A bill is £696 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  25. 25th December 1988Make x the subject of y = 8x^2 - 6.
  26. 26th December 1988A coach travels 30 km in 1.5 hours, then 80 km in 1 hour. Work out the average speed for the whole journey, to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th December 1988The bearing of B from A is 120°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  28. 28th December 1988A bag holds 5 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  29. 29th December 1988A scatter graph plots the number of pages in a book and its price. What type of correlation would you expect?
  30. 30th December 1988Work out (36 x 10^8) / (6 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  31. 31st December 1988The angles in a triangle are 3x°, 2x° and (x + 114)°. Form an equation and work out x.

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