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November 1988 5-a-day

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November 1988

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st November 1988Solve x^2 - 3x - 10 < 0.
  2. 2nd November 1988y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 16. Work out y when x = 81.
  3. 3rd November 1988A cuboid measures 8 cm by 8 cm by 14 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  4. 4th November 1988A bag holds 6 red, 3 blue and 4 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  5. 5th November 1988On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 30-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  6. 6th November 1988x = 113 and y = 52, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  7. 7th November 1988Write x^2 + 12x + 12 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
  8. 8th November 1988A train slows steadily from 22 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  9. 9th November 1988The 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.
  10. 10th November 1988A bag holds 5 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 1/10. Work out r.
  11. 11th November 1988A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 5 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  12. 12th November 1988A car covers 600 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 7 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  13. 13th November 1988Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 + 12x + 15.
  14. 14th November 1988y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 36. Work out y when x = 3.
  15. 15th November 1988In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that a triangle is drawn from the ends of a diameter to a point on the circle. State the reason being quoted.
  16. 16th November 1988The probability of winning a game is 1/5. A player expects 6 wins. How many games did they play?
  17. 17th November 1988On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 30-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  18. 18th November 1988Rationalise the denominator of 30/sqrt(5), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  19. 19th November 1988Simplify (x^2 + 3x - 10)/(x - 2).
  20. 20th November 1988y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 24. Work out y when x = 3.
  21. 21st November 1988In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 6a - b and vector RS = 24a - 4b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  22. 22nd November 1988A bag holds 8 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 4/5. Work out n.
  23. 23rd November 1988A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 20 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  24. 24th November 1988Simplify sqrt(45) + sqrt(5), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  25. 25th November 1988In an algebraic proof, how would you write an odd number in terms of an integer n?
  26. 26th November 1988y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 25, y = 25. Work out y when x = 49.
  27. 27th November 1988A cuboid measures 13 cm by 3 cm by 13 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  28. 28th November 1988A bag holds 4 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  29. 29th November 1988On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  30. 30th November 1988A rectangle is 17 cm by 14 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.

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