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December 1978

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 1-3

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  1. 1st December 1978Write the ratio 20 : 35 in its simplest form.
  2. 2nd December 1978Write 6:40 pm as a 24-hour clock time.
  3. 3rd December 1978The probability that it rains tomorrow is 5/8. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  4. 4th December 1978In a group of 130 students, 50 are boys. 15 boys and 35 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  5. 5th December 1978Work out sqrt(14^2 + 10^2), giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
  6. 6th December 1978A function machine multiplies by 5 then subtracts 2. 58 comes out. What went in?
  7. 7th December 1978Write the ratio 18 : 42 in its simplest form.
  8. 8th December 1978Two of the angles in a triangle are 56° and 29°. Work out the third angle.
  9. 9th December 1978A cafe offers 5 sandwich fillings and 5 kinds of bread. How many different sandwiches can be made?
  10. 10th December 1978A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 3 with the leaves 0, 1, 2, 5, 6. Work out the median of the five values.
  11. 11th December 1978A length x is 540 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  12. 12th December 1978A function machine multiplies by 7 then adds 3. What comes out when 4 goes in?
  13. 13th December 1978Write the ratio 20 : 35 in its simplest form.
  14. 14th December 1978The point (2, -7) is translated by the column vector (-5, 3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  15. 15th December 1978A bag holds 2 red, 3 blue and 9 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is blue.
  16. 16th December 1978In a group of 130 students, 70 are boys. 35 boys and 30 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  17. 17th December 1978Estimate 539 x 30 by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
  18. 18th December 1978Simplify 5a + 8b + 2a - 8b.
  19. 19th December 1978Write the ratio 40 : 56 in its simplest form.
  20. 20th December 1978A is the point (-1, 1) and B is the point (1, 9). Write down the midpoint of AB.
  21. 21st December 1978Using only the digits 2, 5, 4, 6 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  22. 22nd December 1978A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 4 with the leaves 0, 3, 5, 7, 9. Work out the median of the five values.
  23. 23rd December 1978Work out -6 x 10.
  24. 24th December 1978A function machine multiplies by 6 then subtracts 14. 58 comes out. What went in?
  25. 25th December 1978Write the ratio 28 : 49 in its simplest form.
  26. 26th December 1978Change 65000 g into kg.
  27. 27th December 1978Here are 7 numbers: 26, 21, 32, 28, 33, 22, 27. Work out the mean.
  28. 28th December 1978In a group of 70 students, 70 are boys. 25 boys and 5 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  29. 29th December 1978Write four hundred and two in digits.
  30. 30th December 1978A function machine multiplies by 6 then adds 12. What comes out when 7 goes in?
  31. 31st December 1978Write the ratio 16 : 36 in its simplest form.

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