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March 1982

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st March 1982A block has mass 260 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 15 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  2. 2nd March 1982Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 + 10x - 10.
  3. 3rd March 1982y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 108. Work out y when x = 6.
  4. 4th March 1982A cuboid measures 13 cm by 3 cm by 5 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  5. 5th March 1982A bag holds 3 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  6. 6th March 1982On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 15-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  7. 7th March 1982x = 34 and y = 7, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  8. 8th March 1982Simplify (x^2 - 7x + 6)/(x - 6).
  9. 9th March 1982y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 40. Work out y when x = 5.
  10. 10th March 1982A cuboid measures 10 cm by 5 cm by 11 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  11. 11th March 1982A bag holds 5 red, 5 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  12. 12th March 1982A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2, one 25 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  13. 13th March 1982A car covers 810 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 3 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  14. 14th March 1982In an algebraic proof, how would you write an even number in terms of an integer n?
  15. 15th March 1982y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 10. Work out y when x = 64.
  16. 16th March 1982The point (20, 21) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 841. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  17. 17th March 1982A bag holds 9 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 5/12. Work out r.
  18. 18th March 1982On 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?
  19. 19th March 1982Rationalise the denominator of 24/sqrt(3), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  20. 20th March 1982Make x the subject of 5x + 6 = y(x + 6).
  21. 21st March 1982A train slows steadily from 28 m/s to rest in 4 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  22. 22nd March 1982In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that the angle in a semicircle is being proved. State the reason being quoted.
  23. 23rd March 1982The probability of winning a game is 1/2. A player expects 60 wins. How many games did they play?
  24. 24th March 1982A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 20 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  25. 25th March 1982Simplify sqrt(12) + sqrt(3), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  26. 26th March 1982Write 2/(x - 5) + 5/(x + 4) as a single fraction.
  27. 27th March 1982y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 144. Work out y when x = 6.
  28. 28th March 1982In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 2a + 3b and vector RS = 8a + 12b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  29. 29th March 1982A bag holds 4 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/2. Work out n.
  30. 30th March 1982On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  31. 31st March 1982A rectangle is 15 cm by 27 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.

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