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July 1956

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st July 1956A bag holds 11 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 3/55. Work out r.
  2. 2nd July 1956A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 25 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  3. 3rd July 1956Expand and simplify (3 + sqrt(10))(3 - sqrt(10)).
  4. 4th July 1956In an algebraic proof, how would you write the square of an odd number in terms of an integer n?
  5. 5th July 1956y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 16, y = 16. Work out y when x = 36.
  6. 6th July 1956In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that OA and OB are both radii of the circle, so triangle OAB is isosceles. State the reason being quoted.
  7. 7th July 1956The probability of winning a game is 1/5. A player expects 12 wins. How many games did they play?
  8. 8th July 1956On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  9. 9th July 1956A block has mass 570 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 25 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  10. 10th July 1956Make x the subject of 3x + 3 = y(x + 3).
  11. 11th July 1956A train slows steadily from 26 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  12. 12th July 1956In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 2a + 4b and vector RS = 8a + 16b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  13. 13th July 1956A bag holds 4 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 4/11. Work out n.
  14. 14th July 1956A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 20 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  15. 15th July 1956x = 126 and y = 17, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  16. 16th July 1956Write 5/(x - 1) + 5/(x - 4) as a single fraction.
  17. 17th July 1956y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 36. Work out y when x = 3.
  18. 18th July 1956A cuboid measures 12 cm by 4 cm by 5 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  19. 19th July 1956A bag holds 6 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  20. 20th July 1956On 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?
  21. 21st July 1956A car covers 650 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 3 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  22. 22nd July 1956Solve 20x^2 - 11x - 3 = 0.
  23. 23rd July 1956y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 54. Work out y when x = 5.
  24. 24th July 1956A cuboid measures 12 cm by 9 cm by 13 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  25. 25th July 1956A bag holds 3 red, 4 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  26. 26th July 1956A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 5 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  27. 27th July 1956Rationalise the denominator of 49/sqrt(7), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  28. 28th July 1956f(x) = 4x + 7. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
  29. 29th July 1956y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 49, y = 14. Work out y when x = 81.
  30. 30th July 1956The point (9, 40) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 1681. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  31. 31st July 1956A bag holds 12 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 6/11. Work out r.

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