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October 1957

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st October 1957A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 10 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  2. 2nd October 1957A rectangle is 20 cm by 23 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  3. 3rd October 1957The point (2, -4) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(-x).
  4. 4th October 1957y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 49, y = 42. Work out y when x = 81.
  5. 5th October 1957In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 5a - 5b and vector RS = 10a - 10b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  6. 6th October 1957A bag holds 7 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 7/13. Work out n.
  7. 7th October 1957On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 16-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  8. 8th October 1957Expand and simplify (9 + sqrt(11))(9 - sqrt(11)).
  9. 9th October 1957Prove that the sum of 4 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 2. State the simplified sum you would use.
  10. 10th October 1957A train slows steadily from 35 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  11. 11th October 1957A cuboid measures 9 cm by 9 cm by 10 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  12. 12th October 1957A 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?
  13. 13th October 1957A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 20 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  14. 14th October 1957A block has mass 690 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 19 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  15. 15th October 1957f(x) = 5x - 2 and g(x) = 6x - 1. Work out fg(4).
  16. 16th October 1957y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 75. Work out y when x = 5.
  17. 17th October 1957A cuboid measures 11 cm by 11 cm by 10 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  18. 18th October 1957A bag holds 7 red, 3 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  19. 19th October 1957On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  20. 20th October 1957x = 78 and y = 9, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  21. 21st October 1957The curve y = cos x° is drawn for 0 <= x <= 360. Write down the value of y when x = 180.
  22. 22nd October 1957y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 40. Work out y when x = 4.
  23. 23rd October 1957The point (6, 8) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 100. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  24. 24th October 1957A bag holds 9 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 5/12. Work out r.
  25. 25th October 1957A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 25 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  26. 26th October 1957A car covers 680 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.
  27. 27th October 1957A quadratic sequence starts 9, 20, 35, 54. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
  28. 28th October 1957y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 16, y = 24. Work out y when x = 9.
  29. 29th October 1957In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that the three angles of triangle OAB are being summed. State the reason being quoted.
  30. 30th October 1957The probability of winning a game is 4/5. A player expects 56 wins. How many games did they play?
  31. 31st October 1957On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?

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