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October 1986

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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  1. 1st October 1986A rectangle is x cm wide and 9 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  2. 2nd October 1986A model of a bridge is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 1.25 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  3. 3rd October 1986The bearing of B from A is 203°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  4. 4th October 1986Using only the digits 2, 7, 8 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  5. 5th October 1986A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 6, 4, 11 and 7. How many values are in the whole data set?
  6. 6th October 1986A length x is 650 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  7. 7th October 1986Use v = u + at with u = 8, a = 3 and t = 6. Work out v.
  8. 8th October 1986A 600 g bag of rice costs £1.50. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  9. 9th October 1986A cuboid measures 12 cm by 9 cm by 12 cm. Work out its volume.
  10. 10th October 1986Here are 6 numbers: 20, 31, 26, 30, 24, 19. Work out the mean.
  11. 11th October 1986A scatter graph plots a runner's time for 100 m and the distance they can throw a ball. What type of correlation would you expect?
  12. 12th October 1986Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(110) lie?
  13. 13th October 1986A sequence has nth term 4n - 9. Work out the 10th term.
  14. 14th October 1986£1 is worth 1.15 euros. How many euros does £460 buy?
  15. 15th October 1986Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 70°. Work out the other.
  16. 16th October 1986Here are seven numbers: 14, 2, 25, 8, 7, 13, 17. Work out the median and the range.
  17. 17th October 1986A pie chart shows 20 people. 15 of them chose maths. Work out the angle of that sector.
  18. 18th October 1986Work out 1/4 divided by 1/3. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  19. 19th October 1986Solve the inequality 2x - 5 > 9.
  20. 20th October 1986A recipe for 8 pancakes uses 296 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 3 pancakes?
  21. 21st October 1986Two of the angles in a triangle are 55° and 25°. Work out the third angle.
  22. 22nd October 1986A bag holds 8 red, 6 blue and 9 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  23. 23rd October 198690 students were asked how they travel. 80 walked, and of those 40 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  24. 24th October 1986A length x is 540 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  25. 25th October 1986Simplify 8a + 2b + 7a - 4b.
  26. 26th October 19868 identical cupcakes cost £6.00. Work out the cost of 5 of the same cupcakes.
  27. 27th October 1986A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 9 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  28. 28th October 1986A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
  29. 29th October 1986On a bar chart each gridline square stands for 20 people. A bar is 5 squares tall. How many people does it show?
  30. 30th October 1986Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(17) lie?
  31. 31st October 1986A line has equation y = 2x - 2. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.

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