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August 1988

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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  1. 1st August 1988A scatter graph plots a pupil's height and their score in a spelling test. What type of correlation would you expect?
  2. 2nd August 1988A length x is 55 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  3. 3rd August 1988A rectangle is x cm wide and 4 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  4. 4th August 1988£1 is worth 1.15 euros. How many euros does £40 buy?
  5. 5th August 1988Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 106°. Work out the other.
  6. 6th August 1988Using only the digits 8, 6, 7 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  7. 7th August 1988A pie chart shows 15 people. 9 of them chose science. Work out the angle of that sector.
  8. 8th August 1988Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(96) lie?
  9. 9th August 1988Use v = u + at with u = 10, a = 9 and t = 5. Work out v.
  10. 10th August 1988A recipe for 10 scones uses 450 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 3 scones?
  11. 11th August 1988Two of the angles in a triangle are 84° and 28°. Work out the third angle.
  12. 12th August 1988Here are 5 numbers: 25, 24, 28, 27, 26. Work out the mean.
  13. 13th August 1988110 students were asked how they travel. 30 walked, and of those 10 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  14. 14th August 1988Work out 1/7 divided by 1/2. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  15. 15th August 1988A sequence has nth term 7n - 8. Work out the 10th term.
  16. 16th August 19884 identical batteries cost £3.20. Work out the cost of 5 of the same batteries.
  17. 17th August 1988A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 3 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  18. 18th August 1988Here are seven numbers: 14, 13, 8, 2, 28, 4, 25. Work out the median and the range.
  19. 19th August 1988On a bar chart each gridline square stands for 50 people. A bar is 4 squares tall. How many people does it show?
  20. 20th August 1988A length x is 610 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  21. 21st August 1988Solve the inequality 4x + 8 < 32.
  22. 22nd August 1988A model of an aircraft is built to a scale of 1 : 20. The real length is 2.4 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  23. 23rd August 1988An L-shape is a 12 cm by 13 cm rectangle with a 5 cm by 6 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  24. 24th August 1988A bag holds 6 red, 2 blue and 9 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  25. 25th August 1988A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 3 with the leaves 0, 2, 3, 4, 8. Work out the median of the five values.
  26. 26th August 1988Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(10) lie?
  27. 27th August 1988Simplify 6a + 6b + 2a - 8b.
  28. 28th August 1988A 1100 g bag of rice costs £3.85. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  29. 29th August 1988A cuboid measures 8 cm by 4 cm by 6 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  30. 30th August 1988A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.4. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
  31. 31st August 1988A pie chart shows 60 items. One sector has an angle of 48°. How many items does it represent?

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