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June 1987 5-a-day

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June 1987

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st June 1987A bag holds 7 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 7/10. Work out n.
  2. 2nd June 1987A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 10 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  3. 3rd June 1987A rectangle is 21 cm by 24 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  4. 4th June 1987A quadratic sequence starts 10, 24, 44, 70. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
  5. 5th June 1987y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 108. Work out y when x = 6.
  6. 6th June 1987A cuboid measures 13 cm by 12 cm by 14 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  7. 7th June 1987A bag holds 6 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  8. 8th June 1987On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  9. 9th June 1987Expand and simplify (6 + sqrt(7))(6 - sqrt(7)).
  10. 10th June 1987Solve x^2 - 6x < 0.
  11. 11th June 1987y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 24. Work out y when x = 3.
  12. 12th June 1987A cuboid measures 10 cm by 12 cm by 12 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  13. 13th June 1987A bag holds 3 red, 3 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  14. 14th June 1987A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 10 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  15. 15th June 1987A block has mass 700 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 4 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  16. 16th June 1987Write x^2 + 12x + 6 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
  17. 17th June 1987y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 25, y = 20. Work out y when x = 36.
  18. 18th June 1987The point (7, 24) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 625. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  19. 19th June 1987A bag holds 8 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 3/28. Work out r.
  20. 20th June 1987On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 16-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  21. 21st June 1987x = 52 and y = 16, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  22. 22nd June 1987Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 + 6x - 14.
  23. 23rd June 1987A train slows steadily from 30 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  24. 24th June 1987In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that two tangents are drawn to a circle from the same external point. State the reason being quoted.
  25. 25th June 1987The probability of winning a game is 1/4. A player expects 9 wins. How many games did they play?
  26. 26th June 1987A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 10 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  27. 27th June 1987A car covers 760 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 6 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  28. 28th June 1987Simplify (x^2 - 4x + 3)/(x - 1).
  29. 29th June 1987y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 100. Work out y when x = 5.
  30. 30th June 1987In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 6a - 2b and vector RS = 12a - 4b. What does this show about PQ and RS?

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