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1 Circle the factor of x2 – 5x

[1 mark]

x –1 –5x x–5 5x

2 A is half of B.

Work out the ratio A:B

Circle your answer.
[1 mark]

1:2 2:1 1:3 3:1

2 4 8
3 The first three terms of a geometric progression are
3 9 27

Circle the fourth term.

[1 mark]

10 14 16 32
81 81 81 81

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Not drawn
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Circle the reason why these triangles are congruent.

[1 mark]

ASA RHS SAS SSS

5 Solve 10x = 62.4 – 3x

[2 marks]

x=

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6 Lines A, B, C, D and E intersect as shown.
Lines A and B are parallel.

Not drawn
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Work out the size of angle x.

[3 marks]

Answer degrees

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7 102 boys and 85 girls took a test.
The table shows information about the mean marks.

Boys Girls

Number of students 102 85

Mean mark 68.5 72.4

The pass mark for the test was 70

Was the mean mark for all of these students greater than the pass mark?
You must show your working.
[3 marks]

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Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle ABC to triangle ADE.
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9 A ball contains 5000 cm3 of air.

More air is pumped into the ball at a rate of 160 cm3 per second.
The ball is full of air when it becomes a sphere with radius 15 cm

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Volume of a sphere = r3 where r is the radius
3

Does it take less than 1 minute to fill the ball?

You must show your working.
[4 marks]

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10 p is a positive number.
n is a negative number.

For each statement, tick the correct box.

[4 marks]

Always true Sometimes true Never true

p + n is positive

p – n is positive

p2 + n2 is positive

p3 ÷ n3 is positive

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11 250 trains arrived at a station.
The number of trains that were late was recorded after every 50 trains.
The table shows some information about the results.

Total number of trains 50 100 150 200 250

Total number of late trains 16 21 36 38 55

Relative frequency of late trains 0.32 0.21

11 (a) Complete the relative frequency graph.

[3 marks]

11 (b) Write down the best estimate of the probability that a train arriving at the station is late.
[1 mark]

Answer

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12 A, B and C are three points on a circle.
The radii from A, B and C are shown.
Not drawn
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Is AC a diameter of the circle?

You must show your working.
[3 marks]

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13 A straight line
has gradient 6
and
passes through the point (3, 19)

Work out the equation of the line.

Give your answer in the form y = mx + c
[3 marks]

Answer

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14 The population of butterflies in a park is 4200

14 (a) Assume that the population increases by 12% each day.

Show that after 20 days the population would be greater than 40 000
[2 marks]

14 (b) In fact, the population

increases by 13% each day for 19 days
then
decreases by 8% for 1 day.

After the 20 days, is the actual population greater than 40 000 ?

Tick a box.

Yes No

Show working to support your answer.

[2 marks]

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14 (c) The expected number of visitors to the park each day depends on the temperature.

Expected number of
Temperature
visitors each day

Less than 21°C 700

21°C or more 900

On each of the 30 days in June

the park is open
the probability that the temperature is less than 21°C is 0.4

Work out the total number of expected visitors to the park in June.
[3 marks]

Answer

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15 L is directly proportional to D2
L = 85 when D = 10

15 (a) Work out an equation connecting L and D.

[3 marks]

Answer

15 (b) Work out the value of L when D = 5

[2 marks]

Answer

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16 Here is a cube with edge length x cm
One diagonal is shown.

16 (a) Circle the length, in centimetres, of the diagonal.

[1 mark]

3
3x 3
3x 2 x3 3x

16 (b) The total length, in centimetres, of the edges of the cube is a multiple of 18

Circle the correct statement.

[1 mark]

x is a x is not a x might be a
whole number whole number whole number

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17 20 people were asked which device they used more often, laptop or phone.
The table shows the results.

Laptop Phone

Male 2 9

Female 4 5

17 (a) One male and one female are chosen at random.

Work out the probability that exactly one of them said laptop.
[3 marks]

Answer

17 (b) Two males are chosen at random.

Work out the probability that they both said phone.

[2 marks]

Answer

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18 On the grid, identify the region represented by

x 5 y 4 x+y>6

Label the region R.

[3 marks]

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19 The graph shows the height above ground of a toy rocket for 10 seconds.

19 (a) For how long is the rocket in the air?

Circle your answer.
[1 mark]

10 seconds 9 seconds 6 seconds 4 seconds

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19 (b) Using the graph, estimate the speed of the rocket after 6 seconds.
State the units of your answer.
[3 marks]

Answer

20 A square has an area of 0.25 square metres.

Circle the length, in centimetres, of one side of the square.

[1 mark]

0.5 cm 5 cm 50 cm 500 cm

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21 x is an integer.

Prove that 35 + (3x + 1)2 – 2x(4x – 3) is a square number.

[4 marks]

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22 Liam is trying to remember a 3-digit code.
He knows the rule that
the first digit is a cube number
the second digit is a factor of 16
the third digit is an odd number.

Liam tries at random a code that matches the rule.

Work out the probability that this is the correct code.

[4 marks]

Answer

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23 A ship sails from P to Q and then from Q to R.
Q is 12 miles from P, on a bearing of 080°
R is 28 miles from Q, on a bearing of 155°

Not drawn
accurately

Work out the direct distance from P to R.

[4 marks]

Answer miles

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24 The flight of a plane was in two stages.
The table shows information about the flight.

Distance (miles) Speed (mph) Time (hours)

731
1st stage 731 x
x

287
2nd stage 287 x – 24
x 24

In total, the flight lasted 2 hours.

Work out the value of x.

[5 marks]

Answer

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25 The equation of a curve is y = x2 + 14x + 52

By completing the square, work out the coordinates of the turning point.
You must show your working.
[3 marks]

Answer ( , )

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