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1. The bearing of A from B is 098°.
Find the bearing of B from A.
……………°
(2)
2. A has 10 sides and exterior angle 3x.

B has exterior angle 2x.
Work out the number of sides regular polygon B has.
.........................
(5)
3. In England, a 10 mile train journey costs £6.40

In Ireland, a 20km train journey costs €10.85
At the time £1 = €1.40
Which train journey is better value?
(4)
4.
Nigel says “the lines CD and EF are parallel.”

Tim says “the lines CD and EF are not parallel.”
Who is correct?
........................................
Give a reason for your answer.
........................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................
(2)
5. A logo is designed that has four pink circles within a white square.
The square has side length 16cm.

Find the percentage of the logo that is white.
…………………….%
(5)
6. The star rating, from 1 to 5, of hotels in a city are summarised below.
The mean star rating of a hotel in the city is 3.575
Calculate the value of the missing frequency, x.
.........................
(4)
7. (a) Write 1008 as a product of prime factors.

Express your answer in index form.
.....................................
(3)
(b) Hence find the least number by which 1008 would need to be multiplied by
to give a square number.
.....................................
(1)
8.
(a) Change £30 into Euros.
.........................Euros
(2)
(b) Change 200 Euros into Pounds (£)
£.........................
(2)
9. Shown below is an isosceles triangle. Each side is measured in
centimetres.
Calculate the perimeter of the triangle.
......................cm
(6)
10. A radioactive substance decays over time.

Every year its mass decreases by 14%.
How many years will it take for 500kg of the substance to decay to a mass less
than 200kg?
.........................years
(3)
11. There are 6000 people at an ice hockey match.
The announcer says this is exactly 40% more people that the previous match.
Explain why the announcer is incorrect.
(4)
12. A phone box is located near three houses, A, B and C.
The phone box is less than 500m from the railway track.
The phone box is between 300m and 500m from house A.
The phone box is closer to house C than house B.
Shade the region on the map where the phone box could is located.
(5)
13. The table shows information about the protein content of yoghurt bars.
The yoghurt bars are sold in 520g packs.
(a) Work out how many bars there are in a pack.
.........................
(2)
Snack size yoghurt bars are made using the same recipe.
Snack size bars are sold in 140g packs.
There are 5 bars in each pack.
(b) Complete the table for the snack size biscuits.
(3)
14. Duncan bought a toy that grows when placed in water.
Before placing the toy in water it was 4cm tall.

After placing the toy in water it grew to a similarly shaped toy that was 10cm tall.
Is the claim reasonable?
(3)
15. The speed limit on a road is 50 mph.
A car drives 19 miles in 22 minutes.
Is the car breaking the speed limit?

You must show your workings.
(3)
16. On a farm, there is a grain silo.
The silo is cylindrical with a tile roof.
The silo has a diameter of 8 metres and is 6 metres tall.
The farmer wants to paint the curved surface of the silo.

Each can of paint will cover 20m².
The paint costs £11.75 per can.
How much will it cost the farmer to paint the silo?
£.........................
(4)
17. Two right-angled triangles are shown below.

PQ is 10cm.
QR is 3cm.
Angle QRS is 65⁰
Calculate the size of angle PQS
....................⁰
(5)
18.
The volume of the cuboid and the cylinder are equal.
Find h in terms of x.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
.........................
(3)
19. A teacher decides to carry out a survey about school dinners.

She is going to ask students in year 4, year 5 and year 6.
The numbers in the school are shown.
A stratified sample is taken.

40 year 4 students are selected.
Work out the number of year 6 students selected.
...............................
(2)
20. Shown are two straight lines drawn on the grid.
Line 1 has equation y = 3x − 12
(a) Find the equation of Line 2
..............................
(4)
(b) Are the two lines perpendicular?

Explain your answer.
..........................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................
(1)
21. Sophie estimated that the distance between Bristol and Newcastle is about
290 miles and that her average driving speed would be 60 mph.
She estimated the distance to the nearest 10 miles and the speed to the nearest
10 mph.
Calculate the lower bound of the time the journey should take.
Give your answer in hours and minutes.
Give your answer to the nearest minute.
...................hours ....................minutes
(4)
22. Make a the subject of
a = …………….
(4)
23. a is directly proportional to √c.
w is inversely proportional to a³.
When c = 49, a = 35
When a = 2, w = 16.
Find the value of w when c = 4.
w = .........................
(6)
24. Rebecca has 9 cards, each with a number on it.
She picks three cards at random, without replacement.

Rebecca multiplies the three numbers to get a score.
Calculate the probability that the score is an even number
.........................
(4)
25. There are x apples in a crate.
4 of the apples are bad.
Fiona chooses two apples from the crate, without replacement.

The probability she selects two bad apples is 1/11
(a) Prove
(3)
(b) Find x, the number of apples in the crate.
.........................
(2)
26. BC is a chord of a circle, centre O, radius 9cm.
BC = 10cm.
Calculate the area of the shaded segment.
...........................cm²
(6)
27.
A and B are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

CA is a tangent to the circle.
Angle CAB = 2x
Prove that angle AOB = 4x

Give reasons for each stage of your working.
(4)
28. The histogram shows the weights in kilograms of 504 athletes.
45 athletes weigh under 60kg.

Calculate an estimate of the number of athletes between 70 and 95kg.
.........................
(4)
29. Solve, giving your answers to 1 decimal place.
..............................
(6)
30. ABCD is a square, X is a point in the diagonal BD and the

perpendicular from B to AX meets AC in Y.
D C
X
A B
Prove that triangles AXD and AYB are congruent.
(4)
31. The midpoints of the sides of a square of side 10cm are joined to form
another square. This process is then repeated to create the shaded square.
Find the area of the shaded square.
.........................cm²
(4)
32. Shown below is a cone.
The base has a radius of x cm.
The slant height is 10 cm.
The total surface area of the cone is 39π cm²
(a) Show x² + 10x − 39 = 0
(3)
(b) Hence, find the length of the radius.
.........................cm
(2)
33. In a quadrilateral ABCD, AD = 7cm, AB = 8cm and CD = 14cm.
Angle BAD = 150° and Angle ADC = 70°
Calculate the length BC.
.........................cm
(6)
34. A square based pyramid 1 is divided into two parts:
a square based pyramid 2 and a frustum 3, as shown.
Pyramid 1 has a base of side length 8cm.

Pyramid 2 has a base of side length 4cm.
The perpendicular height of pyramid 1 is 10cm.
Calculate the volume of frustum 3.
........................cm³
(4)
35. Prove that the product of two odd numbers is always odd.
(3)
36. The diagram shows a solid triangular prism.
The prism is made from wood and has a mass of 643.8g

The density of wood is 1.85g/cm³
Calculate the length of the prism.
………………..cm
(4)
37. The diagram below shows a solid cone.
The cone is made from a material with density 5g/cm³.
Write an expression for the mass of the cone, in terms of x.
………………..
(4)
38. Hannah is solving a quadratic equation in the form ax² + bx + c = 0

She has got to this point in her working out.
Find the values of a, b and c for the equation Hannah is solving.
a = ……………….. b = ……………….. c = ………………..

(4)
39.
Shown is a right angled triangle with sides are measured in centimetres.
(a) Show that x² − 5x − 14 = 0
(4)
(b) Find x.
.....................................cm
(2)
(c) Find the area of the triangle.
.....................................cm²
(1)
40. The histogram shows the weights of 700 dogs.
(a) Calculate an estimate of the median.
.........................
(3)
(b) Calculate an estimate of the upper quartile.
.........................
(3)

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Exam Style Questions

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1. Read each question carefully before you begin answering it.

Revision for this topic

2. A has 10 sides and exterior angle 3x.

Work out the number of sides regular polygon B has.

3. In England, a 10 mile train journey costs £6.40

At the time £1 = €1.40

Which train journey is better value?

Nigel says “the lines CD and EF are parallel.”

Give a reason for your answer.

The square has side length 16cm.

The mean star rating of a hotel in the city is 3.575

Calculate the value of the missing frequency, x.

7. (a) Write 1008 as a product of prime factors.

(a) Change £30 into Euros.

Calculate the perimeter of the triangle.

10. A radioactive substance decays over time.

Explain why the announcer is incorrect.

12. A phone box is located near three houses, A, B and C.

The yoghurt bars are sold in 520g packs.

(a) Work out how many bars there are in a pack.

(b) Complete the table for the snack size biscuits.

Before placing the toy in water it was 4cm tall.

Is the claim reasonable?

15. The speed limit on a road is 50 mph.

A car drives 19 miles in 22 minutes.

Is the car breaking the speed limit?

The farmer wants to paint the curved surface of the silo.

How much will it cost the farmer to paint the silo?

17. Two right-angled triangles are shown below.

Calculate the size of angle PQS

The volume of the cuboid and the cylinder are equal.

19. A teacher decides to carry out a survey about school dinners.

The numbers in the school are shown.

A stratified sample is taken.

Work out the number of year 6 students selected.

Line 1 has equation y = 3x − 12

(a) Find the equation of Line 2

(b) Are the two lines perpendicular?

22. Make a the subject of

Find the value of w when c = 4.

24. Rebecca has 9 cards, each with a number on it.

She picks three cards at random, without replacement.

Calculate the probability that the score is an even number

Fiona chooses two apples from the crate, without replacement.

(b) Find x, the number of apples in the crate.

Calculate the area of the shaded segment.

A and B are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

Prove that angle AOB = 4x

45 athletes weigh under 60kg.

30. ABCD is a square, X is a point in the diagonal BD and the

Prove that triangles AXD and AYB are congruent.

Find the area of the shaded square.

The total surface area of the cone is 39π cm²

(a) Show x² + 10x − 39 = 0

(b) Hence, find the length of the radius.

Calculate the length BC.

Pyramid 1 has a base of side length 8cm.