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January 1988 5-a-day

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January 1988

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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  1. 1st January 1988A 500 g bag of coffee costs £1.50. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  2. 2nd January 1988The point (3, 3) is reflected in the x-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  3. 3rd January 1988The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/4. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  4. 4th January 1988In a survey 8 households own 1 car, 9 own 2 cars and 5 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  5. 5th January 1988Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(108) lie?
  6. 6th January 1988A rectangle is x cm wide and 3 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  7. 7th January 1988£1 is worth 1.85 Australian dollars. How many Australian dollars does £80 buy?
  8. 8th January 1988The bearing of B from A is 338°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  9. 9th January 1988Using only the digits 1, 3, 9 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  10. 10th January 1988A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 12, 6, 4 and 11. How many values are in the whole data set?
  11. 11th January 1988Work out 4/5 x 1/2. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  12. 12th January 1988Use v = u + at with u = 8, a = 4 and t = 4. Work out v.
  13. 13th January 1988A recipe for 6 scones uses 252 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 3 scones?
  14. 14th January 1988A cuboid measures 2 cm by 5 cm by 13 cm. Work out its volume.
  15. 15th January 1988Here are 5 numbers: 23, 21, 13, 11, 17. Work out the mean.
  16. 16th January 1988A scatter graph plots the day of the month and the temperature at noon. What type of correlation would you expect?
  17. 17th January 1988A length x is 840 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  18. 18th January 1988A sequence has nth term 4n - 9. Work out the 12th term.
  19. 19th January 19887 identical batteries cost £3.15. Work out the cost of 5 of the same batteries.
  20. 20th January 1988Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 87°. Work out the other.
  21. 21st January 1988Here are seven numbers: 11, 22, 25, 13, 7, 14, 19. Work out the median and the range.
  22. 22nd January 1988A pie chart shows 15 people. 9 of them chose French. Work out the angle of that sector.
  23. 23rd January 1988Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(203) lie?
  24. 24th January 1988Solve the inequality 8x - 4 > 28.
  25. 25th January 1988A model of an aircraft is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 1 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  26. 26th January 1988Two of the angles in a triangle are 70° and 48°. Work out the third angle.
  27. 27th January 1988A bag holds 5 red, 2 blue and 5 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is blue.
  28. 28th January 1988120 students were asked how they travel. 40 walked, and of those 5 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  29. 29th January 1988Work out 4/5 x 2/3. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  30. 30th January 1988Simplify 8a + 3b + 4a - 3b.
  31. 31st January 1988A 600 g bag of oats costs £3.00. Work out the cost per 100 g.

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