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January 1971

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st January 1971A cuboid measures 13 cm by 9 cm by 13 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  2. 2nd January 1971A bag holds 4 red and 8 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  3. 3rd January 1971On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 8-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  4. 4th January 1971A block has mass 480 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 13 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  5. 5th January 1971Simplify (x^2 - 12x + 32)/(x - 4).
  6. 6th January 1971y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 162. Work out y when x = 5.
  7. 7th January 1971A cuboid measures 6 cm by 13 cm by 5 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  8. 8th January 1971A bag holds 4 red, 6 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  9. 9th January 1971A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 25 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  10. 10th January 1971x = 70 and y = 12, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  11. 11th January 1971In an algebraic proof, how would you write two consecutive odd numbers in terms of an integer n?
  12. 12th January 1971y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 25, y = 40. Work out y when x = 81.
  13. 13th January 1971The point (8, 15) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 289. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  14. 14th January 1971A bag holds 7 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 1/21. Work out r.
  15. 15th January 1971On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 30-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  16. 16th January 1971A car covers 260 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 2 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  17. 17th January 1971Make x the subject of 7x + 8 = y(x + 8).
  18. 18th January 1971A train slows steadily from 22 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  19. 19th January 1971In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that two angles at the circumference stand on the same arc. State the reason being quoted.
  20. 20th January 1971The probability of winning a game is 1/4. A player expects 6 wins. How many games did they play?
  21. 21st January 1971A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 10 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  22. 22nd January 1971Rationalise the denominator of 28/sqrt(7), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  23. 23rd January 1971Write 7/(x - 4) + 5/(x + 3) as a single fraction.
  24. 24th January 1971y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 16. Work out y when x = 2.
  25. 25th January 1971In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = a - 2b and vector RS = 4a - 8b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  26. 26th January 1971A bag holds 5 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 5/8. Work out n.
  27. 27th January 1971On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  28. 28th January 1971Simplify sqrt(27) + sqrt(12), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  29. 29th January 1971Solve 4x^2 + x - 3 = 0.
  30. 30th January 1971y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 24. Work out y when x = 3.
  31. 31st January 1971A cuboid measures 5 cm by 3 cm by 5 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.

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