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10th April 1978

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

  1. 1
    Algebraic Fractions3 marks

    Simplify (x^2 + 14x + 48)/(x + 6).

  2. 2
    Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks

    y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 72. Work out the positive value of x when y = 162.

  3. 3
    3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks

    A cuboid measures 6 cm by 7 cm by 9 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.

  4. 4
    Conditional Probability3 marks

    A bag holds 7 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?

  5. 5
    Histograms3 marks

    A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 5 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?

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