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15th April 1980

5 questions · 12 marks · Grades 6-7 · 61 question types in this band

  1. 1
    Capture Recapture3 marks

    10 newts are marked and released. Later 28 are caught, of which 4 are marked. Estimate the population.

  2. 2
    Fractional and Negative Indices2 marks

    Write 5^-3 as a fraction.

  3. 3
    Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks

    Expand and simplify (x - 5)(x - 4)(x - 2).

  4. 4
    Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function2 marks

    x : y = 4 : 5. Write y in terms of x.

  5. 5
    Pythagoras2 marks

    A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 17 cm and one shorter side of 8 cm. Work out the other shorter side.

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