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October 1973

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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  1. 1st October 1973A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 9, 11, 4 and 12. How many values are in the whole data set?
  2. 2nd October 1973A length x is 70 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  3. 3rd October 1973A rectangle is x cm wide and 9 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  4. 4th October 19737 identical cupcakes cost £16.45. Work out the cost of 3 of the same cupcakes.
  5. 5th October 1973A cuboid measures 14 cm by 14 cm by 5 cm. Work out its volume.
  6. 6th October 1973Using only the digits 2, 8, 6 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  7. 7th October 1973A scatter graph plots a person's shoe size and their height. What type of correlation would you expect?
  8. 8th October 1973Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(51) lie?
  9. 9th October 1973Use v = u + at with u = 14, a = 9 and t = 5. Work out v.
  10. 10th October 1973A model of a bridge is built to a scale of 1 : 20. The real length is 1.6 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  11. 11th October 1973Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 88°. Work out the other.
  12. 12th October 1973Here are 7 numbers: 5, 4, 11, 8, 12, 13, 3. Work out the mean.
  13. 13th October 1973A pie chart shows 10 people. 7 of them chose science. Work out the angle of that sector.
  14. 14th October 1973Work out 5/7 x 5/6. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  15. 15th October 1973A sequence has nth term 4n + 5. Work out the 10th term.
  16. 16th October 1973A 700 g bag of pasta costs £2.10. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  17. 17th October 1973Two of the angles in a triangle are 47° and 53°. Work out the third angle.
  18. 18th October 1973Here are seven numbers: 11, 5, 14, 19, 28, 2, 7. Work out the median and the range.
  19. 19th October 1973110 students were asked how they travel. 80 walked, and of those 25 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  20. 20th October 1973A length x is 62 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  21. 21st October 1973Solve the inequality 3x - 6 <= 9.
  22. 22nd October 1973£1 is worth 1.15 euros. How many euros does £140 buy?
  23. 23rd October 1973A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 9 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  24. 24th October 1973A bag holds 6 red, 6 blue and 7 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  25. 25th October 1973On a bar chart each gridline square stands for 2 people. A bar is 5 squares tall. How many people does it show?
  26. 26th October 1973Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(30) lie?
  27. 27th October 1973Simplify 9a + 7b + 5a - 6b.
  28. 28th October 1973A recipe for 6 pancakes uses 216 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 20 pancakes?
  29. 29th October 1973An L-shape is a 12 cm by 17 cm rectangle with a 7 cm by 10 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  30. 30th October 1973A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.4. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  31. 31st October 1973A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 5 with the leaves 0, 1, 2, 7, 8. Work out the median of the five values.

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