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October 1987 5-a-day

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October 1987

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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  1. 1st October 1987A length x is 77 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  2. 2nd October 1987A line has equation y = 3x - 15. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  3. 3rd October 1987A 300 g bag of rice costs £2.55. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  4. 4th October 1987A cuboid measures 6 cm by 9 cm by 3 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  5. 5th October 1987Rohan has 4 scores with a mean of 13. Scores 8, 18, 7 are known. Work out the missing score.
  6. 6th October 1987A pie chart shows 90 items. One sector has an angle of 32°. How many items does it represent?
  7. 7th October 1987Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(120) lie?
  8. 8th October 1987The angles in a triangle are 2x°, 2x° and (x + 15)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  9. 9th October 1987£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. How many Swiss francs does £380 buy?
  10. 10th October 1987The point (4, -2) is rotated 90° anticlockwise about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  11. 11th October 1987The probability that it rains tomorrow is 2/5. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  12. 12th October 1987Of 38 students, 16 study French, 14 study German and 9 study both. How many study neither?
  13. 13th October 1987Work out 1/2 divided by 5/8. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  14. 14th October 1987A rectangle is x cm wide and 3 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  15. 15th October 1987A recipe for 10 scones uses 420 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 9 scones?
  16. 16th October 1987Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 124°, 82° and 101°. Work out the fourth.
  17. 17th October 1987Using only the digits 3, 5, 8, 9 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  18. 18th October 1987130 people were surveyed. 90 were adults, of whom 40 said yes. 15 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  19. 19th October 1987A length x is 7.6 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  20. 20th October 1987Use v = u + at with u = 8, a = 7 and t = 3. Work out v.
  21. 21st October 19875 identical pens cost £4.50. Work out the cost of 2 of the same pens.
  22. 22nd October 1987A trapezium has parallel sides of 8 cm and 11 cm, 14 cm apart. Work out its area.
  23. 23rd October 1987Here are 6 numbers: 15, 17, 20, 12, 20, 12. Work out the mean.
  24. 24th October 1987In a group of 100 students, 50 are boys. 5 boys and 20 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  25. 25th October 1987Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(193) lie?
  26. 26th October 1987A sequence has nth term 4n + 4. Work out the 50th term.
  27. 27th October 1987A model of a bridge is built to a scale of 1 : 100. The real length is 10 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  28. 28th October 1987The point (0, -5) is reflected in the x-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  29. 29th October 1987Here are seven numbers: 7, 28, 17, 11, 5, 8, 13. Work out the median and the range.
  30. 30th October 1987In a survey 5 households own 1 car, 8 own 2 cars and 4 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  31. 31st October 1987Work out 2/5 divided by 2/3. Give your answer in its simplest form.

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