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October 1985

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 1-3

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  1. 1st October 1985Write the ratio 30 : 42 in its simplest form.
  2. 2nd October 1985Write 1:40 pm as a 24-hour clock time.
  3. 3rd October 1985A cafe offers 6 sandwich fillings and 5 kinds of bread. How many different sandwiches can be made?
  4. 4th October 1985In a group of 130 students, 30 are boys. 5 boys and 5 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  5. 5th October 1985Work out 53.4 - 14.7.
  6. 6th October 1985Simplify 7a + 4b + 5a - 3b.
  7. 7th October 1985Write the ratio 14 : 18 in its simplest form.
  8. 8th October 1985Two of the angles in a triangle are 78° and 54°. Work out the third angle.
  9. 9th October 1985A bag holds 3 red, 6 blue and 2 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is green.
  10. 10th October 1985A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 5 with the leaves 0, 1, 2, 5, 8. Work out the median of the five values.
  11. 11th October 1985Work out the cube root of 8.
  12. 12th October 1985A function machine multiplies by 6 then subtracts 5. 73 comes out. What went in?
  13. 13th October 1985Write the ratio 15 : 24 in its simplest form.
  14. 14th October 1985The point (5, 3) is translated by the column vector (0, -4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  15. 15th October 1985Using only the digits 4, 8, 1, 3 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  16. 16th October 1985In a group of 130 students, 40 are boys. 10 boys and 40 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  17. 17th October 1985Work out 2/3 + 5/8. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  18. 18th October 1985A function machine multiplies by 5 then adds 3. What comes out when 7 goes in?
  19. 19th October 1985Write the ratio 12 : 16 in its simplest form.
  20. 20th October 1985A is the point (4, 6) and B is the point (12, 16). Write down the midpoint of AB.
  21. 21st October 1985Here are 5 numbers: 13, 21, 12, 22, 17. Work out the mean.
  22. 22nd October 1985A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 3 with the leaves 1, 3, 4, 8, 9. Work out the median of the five values.
  23. 23rd October 1985A cafe buys 3 boxes of 17 apples. 2 are used on the first day. How many are left?
  24. 24th October 1985Simplify 8a + 9b + 5a - 8b.
  25. 25th October 1985Write the ratio 12 : 20 in its simplest form.
  26. 26th October 1985Change 13000 ml into litres.
  27. 27th October 1985The probability that it rains tomorrow is 4/5. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  28. 28th October 1985In a group of 80 students, 20 are boys. 5 boys and 30 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  29. 29th October 1985Round 16733 to the nearest thousand.
  30. 30th October 1985A function machine multiplies by 4 then subtracts 4. 44 comes out. What went in?
  31. 31st October 1985Write the ratio 25 : 40 in its simplest form.

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