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July 1986

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st July 1986A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 25 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  2. 2nd July 1986A rectangle is 10 cm by 6 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  3. 3rd July 1986Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 3, 8, 19, 36, ...
  4. 4th July 1986y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 144. Work out y when x = 6.
  5. 5th July 1986In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 2a + 5b and vector RS = 10a + 25b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  6. 6th July 1986A bag holds 3 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/2. Work out n.
  7. 7th July 1986On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 8-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  8. 8th July 1986Expand and simplify (8 + sqrt(5))(8 - sqrt(5)).
  9. 9th July 1986The point (3, -4) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(x) + 3.
  10. 10th July 1986y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 320. Work out y when x = 3.
  11. 11th July 1986A cuboid measures 9 cm by 8 cm by 12 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  12. 12th July 1986A bag holds 4 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  13. 13th July 1986A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2, one 25 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  14. 14th July 1986A block has mass 740 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 19 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  15. 15th July 1986Prove that the sum of 6 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 3. State the simplified sum you would use.
  16. 16th July 1986y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 16. Work out y when x = 49.
  17. 17th July 1986A cuboid measures 9 cm by 8 cm by 10 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  18. 18th July 1986A bag holds 7 red, 3 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  19. 19th July 1986On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 15-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  20. 20th July 1986x = 89 and y = 14, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  21. 21st July 1986f(x) = 4x + 3 and g(x) = 3x - 2. Work out fg(1).
  22. 22nd July 1986A train slows steadily from 34 m/s to rest in 8 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  23. 23rd July 1986The point (12, 16) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 400. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  24. 24th July 1986A bag holds 5 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 1/10. Work out r.
  25. 25th July 1986A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 10 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  26. 26th July 1986A car covers 190 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.
  27. 27th July 1986The curve y = cos x° is drawn for 0 <= x <= 360. Write down the value of y when x = 180.
  28. 28th July 1986y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 144. Work out y when x = 6.
  29. 29th July 1986In 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.
  30. 30th July 1986The probability of winning a game is 4/5. A player expects 40 wins. How many games did they play?
  31. 31st July 1986On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 10-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?

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