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31st August 1978

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 6-7 · 61 question types in this band

  1. 1
    Recurring Decimals to Fractions3 marks

    Write the recurring decimal 0.4848... as a fraction in its simplest form.

  2. 2
    Solving Quadratics3 marks

    Solve x^2 + 11x + 30 = 0.

  3. 3
    Repeated Percentage Change3 marks

    A town's population is 20000 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.

  4. 4
    Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent2 marks

    A line has gradient -4. Work out the gradient of a line perpendicular to it.

  5. 5
    Conditional Probability3 marks

    9 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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