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October 1974 5-a-day

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October 1974

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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  1. 1st October 1974A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
  2. 2nd October 1974A pie chart shows 60 items. One sector has an angle of 18°. How many items does it represent?
  3. 3rd October 1974Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(77) lie?
  4. 4th October 1974A line has equation y = 2x - 10. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  5. 5th October 1974A model of a narrowboat is built to a scale of 1 : 50. The real length is 5 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  6. 6th October 1974The point (-3, 0) is rotated 90° anticlockwise about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  7. 7th October 1974Rohan has 5 scores with a mean of 8. Scores 10, 6, 8, 12 are known. Work out the missing score.
  8. 8th October 1974Of 56 students, 32 study French, 29 study German and 7 study both. How many study neither?
  9. 9th October 1974Work out 1/2 x 7/8. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  10. 10th October 1974The angles in a triangle are 3x°, 3x° and (x + 68)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  11. 11th October 1974A 600 g bag of rice costs £6.30. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  12. 12th October 1974Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 97°, 136° and 82°. Work out the fourth.
  13. 13th October 1974The probability that it rains tomorrow is 5/8. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  14. 14th October 1974130 people were surveyed. 50 were adults, of whom 15 said yes. 5 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  15. 15th October 1974A length x is 33 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  16. 16th October 1974A rectangle is x cm wide and 2 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  17. 17th October 1974£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. How many Swiss francs does £80 buy?
  18. 18th October 1974A trapezium has parallel sides of 5 cm and 15 cm, 10 cm apart. Work out its area.
  19. 19th October 1974Using only the digits 6, 8, 9 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  20. 20th October 1974In a group of 90 students, 20 are boys. 5 boys and 10 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  21. 21st October 1974Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(68) lie?
  22. 22nd October 1974Use v = u + at with u = 4, a = 3 and t = 7. Work out v.
  23. 23rd October 1974A recipe for 6 flapjacks uses 228 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 20 flapjacks?
  24. 24th October 1974The point (-8, 5) is reflected in the y-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  25. 25th October 1974Here are 6 numbers: 19, 16, 17, 23, 25, 26. Work out the mean.
  26. 26th October 1974In a survey 4 households own 1 car, 5 own 2 cars and 8 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  27. 27th October 1974Work out 2/3 divided by 1/2. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  28. 28th October 1974A sequence has nth term 5n - 2. Work out the 12th term.
  29. 29th October 19743 identical pens cost £5.70. Work out the cost of 9 of the same pens.
  30. 30th October 1974The bearing of B from A is 181°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  31. 31st October 1974Here are seven numbers: 8, 19, 4, 7, 17, 5, 14. Work out the median and the range.

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