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July 1955

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st July 1955A bag holds 5 red, 5 blue and 4 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  2. 2nd July 1955On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  3. 3rd July 1955x = 82 and y = 68, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  4. 4th July 1955Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 6, 15, 30, 51, ...
  5. 5th July 1955y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 81. Work out y when x = 5.
  6. 6th July 1955The point (20, 21) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 841. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  7. 7th July 1955A bag holds 8 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 3/28. Work out r.
  8. 8th July 1955A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2, one 10 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  9. 9th July 1955A car covers 150 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 4 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  10. 10th July 1955The point (-2, -6) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(-x).
  11. 11th July 1955y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 49, y = 14. Work out y when x = 16.
  12. 12th July 1955In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are being proved. State the reason being quoted.
  13. 13th July 1955The probability of winning a game is 3/5. A player expects 54 wins. How many games did they play?
  14. 14th July 1955On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 8-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  15. 15th July 1955Rationalise the denominator of 18/sqrt(2), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  16. 16th July 1955Prove that the sum of 9 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 9. State the simplified sum you would use.
  17. 17th July 1955A train slows steadily from 12 m/s to rest in 8 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  18. 18th July 1955In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 4a + 6b and vector RS = 16a + 24b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  19. 19th July 1955A bag holds 6 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 3/5. Work out n.
  20. 20th July 1955A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 5 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  21. 21st July 1955Simplify sqrt(20) + sqrt(45), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  22. 22nd July 1955f(x) = 3x - 8 and g(x) = 5x + 2. Work out fg(4).
  23. 23rd July 1955y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 72. Work out y when x = 6.
  24. 24th July 1955A cuboid measures 7 cm by 12 cm by 12 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  25. 25th July 1955A bag holds 4 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  26. 26th July 1955On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 40-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  27. 27th July 1955A rectangle is 13 cm by 25 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  28. 28th July 1955The curve y = sin x° is drawn for 0 <= x <= 360. Write down the value of y when x = 270.
  29. 29th July 1955y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 135. Work out y when x = 4.
  30. 30th July 1955A cuboid measures 9 cm by 13 cm by 5 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  31. 31st July 1955A bag holds 5 red, 6 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?

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