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May 1962

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st May 1962A bag holds 10 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 28/45. Work out r.
  2. 2nd May 1962On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  3. 3rd May 1962Simplify sqrt(80) + sqrt(5), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  4. 4th May 1962Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 + 14x - 14.
  5. 5th May 1962y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 320. Work out y when x = 5.
  6. 6th May 1962In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that the angle in a semicircle is being proved. State the reason being quoted.
  7. 7th May 1962The probability of winning a game is 3/5. A player expects 27 wins. How many games did they play?
  8. 8th May 1962A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 5 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  9. 9th May 1962A rectangle is 27 cm by 8 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  10. 10th May 1962Simplify (x^2 + 6x - 16)/(x - 2).
  11. 11th May 1962y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 49, y = 49. Work out y when x = 81.
  12. 12th May 1962In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 6a + 5b and vector RS = 18a + 15b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  13. 13th May 1962A bag holds 5 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 5/12. Work out n.
  14. 14th May 1962On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 16-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  15. 15th May 1962Expand and simplify (8 + sqrt(5))(8 - sqrt(5)).
  16. 16th May 1962In an algebraic proof, how would you write the number two more than an even number in terms of an integer n?
  17. 17th May 1962A train slows steadily from 33 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  18. 18th May 1962A cuboid measures 15 cm by 12 cm by 14 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  19. 19th May 1962A bag holds 9 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  20. 20th May 1962A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 20 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  21. 21st May 1962A block has mass 300 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 21 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  22. 22nd May 1962Make x the subject of 4x + 4 = y(x + 4).
  23. 23rd May 1962y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 100. Work out y when x = 5.
  24. 24th May 1962A cuboid measures 11 cm by 7 cm by 13 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  25. 25th May 1962A bag holds 7 red, 5 blue and 4 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  26. 26th May 1962On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 30-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  27. 27th May 1962x = 159 and y = 103, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  28. 28th May 1962Write 7/(x - 3) + 4/(x - 5) as a single fraction.
  29. 29th May 1962y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 320. Work out y when x = 3.
  30. 30th May 1962The 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 May 1962A bag holds 5 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 3/10. Work out r.

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