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October 1985

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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  1. 1st October 19854 identical cupcakes cost £6.00. Work out the cost of 6 of the same cupcakes.
  2. 2nd October 1985An L-shape is a 11 cm by 9 cm rectangle with a 2 cm by 6 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  3. 3rd October 1985Here are seven numbers: 11, 5, 17, 14, 7, 19, 4. Work out the median and the range.
  4. 4th October 1985A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 4 with the leaves 1, 6, 7, 8, 9. Work out the median of the five values.
  5. 5th October 1985Work out 2/5 x 2/9. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  6. 6th October 1985Solve the inequality 7x - 5 > 44.
  7. 7th October 1985A model of a lorry is built to a scale of 1 : 20. The real length is 0.6 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  8. 8th October 1985A cuboid measures 6 cm by 4 cm by 3 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  9. 9th October 1985A bag holds 5 red, 7 blue and 4 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is blue.
  10. 10th October 1985A pie chart shows 90 items. One sector has an angle of 12°. How many items does it represent?
  11. 11th October 1985A length x is 39 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  12. 12th October 1985Simplify 9a + 4b + 2a - 3b.
  13. 13th October 1985A 800 g bag of pasta costs £2.40. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  14. 14th October 1985The point (-3, 8) is rotated 90° anticlockwise about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  15. 15th October 1985A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
  16. 16th October 1985Of 36 students, 18 study French, 28 study German and 12 study both. How many study neither?
  17. 17th October 1985Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(102) lie?
  18. 18th October 1985A line has equation y = 5x - 20. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  19. 19th October 1985£1 is worth 1.15 euros. How many euros does £140 buy?
  20. 20th October 1985Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 65°, 101° and 34°. Work out the fourth.
  21. 21st October 1985Jacob has 5 scores with a mean of 12. Scores 14, 12, 10, 14 are known. Work out the missing score.
  22. 22nd October 1985230 people were surveyed. 70 were adults, of whom 35 said yes. 25 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  23. 23rd October 1985Work out 5/7 divided by 3/8. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  24. 24th October 1985The angles in a triangle are 2x°, 3x° and (x + 18)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  25. 25th October 1985A recipe for 4 flapjacks uses 68 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 3 flapjacks?
  26. 26th October 1985A trapezium has parallel sides of 10 cm and 15 cm, 6 cm apart. Work out its area.
  27. 27th October 1985The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/8. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  28. 28th October 1985In a group of 120 students, 60 are boys. 15 boys and 5 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  29. 29th October 1985A length x is 38 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  30. 30th October 1985A rectangle is x cm wide and 2 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  31. 31st October 19858 identical batteries cost £6.00. Work out the cost of 7 of the same batteries.

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