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18th October 1973

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

  1. 1
    Conditional Probability3 marks

    A 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?

  2. 2
    Histograms3 marks

    On a histogram the bar for 10 < x <= 30 has a frequency density of 2.4. How many values are in that class?

  3. 3
    Surds3 marks

    Simplify sqrt(18) + sqrt(50), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).

  4. 4
    The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence3 marks

    Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 6, 11, 18, 27, ...

  5. 5
    Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks

    y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 40. Work out y when x = 5.

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