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5th March 1987

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

  1. 1
    Reverse Percentages3 marks

    A bill is £72 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.

  2. 2
    Drawing Quadratic Graphs2 marks

    For the curve y = x^2 + 4x - 10, work out y when x = 1.

  3. 3
    Repeated Percentage Change3 marks

    A town's population is 33000 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.

  4. 4
    Sector Areas and Arc Lengths3 marks

    A sector of a circle has radius 8 cm and angle 45°. Work out its area, to 1 decimal place.

  5. 5
    Conditional Probability3 marks

    12 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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