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1 At a football match, there are 29 800 people, correct to the nearest 100.

(a) At the end of the football match, the people leave at a rate of 400 people per minute, correct to the
nearest 50 people.

Calculate the lower bound for the number of minutes it takes for all the people to leave.

................................................... min [3]

(b) At a cricket match there are 27 500 people, correct to the nearest 100.

Calculate the upper bound for the difference between the number of people at the football match and
at the cricket match.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 5]

2 = {x : x is a natural number 16}

(a) Write down all the square numbers in the universal set, .

................................................... [2]

(b) Write down the six prime numbers in the universal set, .

.......... , .......... , .......... , .......... , .......... , .......... [2]

(c) M = {x : x is a multiple of 3}
F = {x : x is a factor of 15}
2

(i) Complete the Venn diagram to show the elements of these sets.

[2]

(ii) Write down all the odd numbers that are not in set M and not in set F.

................................................... [1]

(iii) Find .

................................................... [1]

(iv) A number is chosen at random from the universal set, .

Find the probability that this number is in set F.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 9]

3 = {x : x is a natural number 15}


F = {x : x is a factor of 12}
O = {x : x is an odd number}
3

(a) Complete the Venn diagram to show the elements of these sets.

[2]

(b) Write down one number that is in set O, but not in set F.

................................................... [1]

(c) Find .

................................................... [1]

(d) A number is chosen at random from .

Work out the probability that this number is in set O.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 5]

4 It is estimated that the world’s population is growing at a rate of 1.14% per year.
On January 1st 2014 the population was 7.23 billion.
4

(a) Find the expected population on January 1st 2020.

.........................................billion [2]

(b) Find the year when the population is expected to reach 10 billion.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

5 Darpan runs a distance of 12 km and then cycles a distance of 26 km.


His running speed is x km/h and his cycling speed is 10 km/h faster than his running speed.
He takes a total time of 2 hours 48 minutes.

(a) An expression for the time, in hours, Darpan takes to run the 12 km is .

Write an equation, in terms of x, for the total time he takes in hours.

................................................... [3]

(b) Show that this equation simplifies to .

[4]
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(c) Use the quadratic formula to solve .


You must show all your working.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]

(d) Calculate the number of minutes Darpan takes to run the 12 km.

................................................... min [2]

[Total: 13]

6 A rhombus ABCD has a diagonal AC where A is the point (−3, 10) and C is the point (4, −4).

(a) Calculate the length AC.

................................................... [3]

(b) Show that the equation of the line AC is .

[2]
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(c) Find the equation of the line BD.

................................................... [4]

[Total: 9]

(a) Work out .

................................................... [1]

(b) Work out .

................................................... [2]
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(c) Find , giving your answer in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]

(d) Find .

................................................... [2]

(e) Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

(f) (i) Show that simplifies to .

[3]
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(ii) Use the quadratic formula to solve .


Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]

[Total: 17]
9

ABCDEFGH is a cuboid.
AB = 18 cm, BC = 7 cm and CG = 12 cm.

Calculate the angle that the diagonal AG makes with the base ABCD.

................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]

The diagram shows a cuboid.


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AB = 8 cm, BC = 4 cm and CR = 5 cm.

(a) Write down the number of planes of symmetry of this cuboid.

................................................... [1]

(b) Calculate the angle between the diagonal AR and the plane BCRQ.

................................................... [4]

[Total: 5]

10

The diagram shows the positions of three points A, B and C in a field.


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(a) Show that BC is 118.1 m, correct to 1 decimal place.

[3]

(b) Calculate angle ABC.

Angle ABC = ................................................... [3]

(c) The bearing of C from A is 147°.

Find the bearing of

(i) A from B,

................................................... [3]
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(ii) B from C.

................................................... [2]

(d) Mitchell takes 35 seconds to run from A to C.

Calculate his average running speed in kilometres per hour.

................................................... km/h [3]

(e) Calculate the shortest distance from point B to AC.

................................................... m [3]

[Total: 17]

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V E N N D I A G R A M

The diagram shows 11 cards.

(a) One of these cards is chosen at random.

Write down the probability that the letter on the card is not A.

................................................... [1]
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(b) A card is chosen at random from these 11 cards and then replaced.
A second card is then chosen at random.

Find the probability that exactly one card has the letter N.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 4]

12 These are the first four diagrams in a sequence.


Each diagram is made from small equilateral triangles.

(a) Write down the number of lines of symmetry of Diagram 3.

................................................... [1]

(b) Complete the table.

Diagram number (n) 1 2 3 4

Number of white triangles (w) 1 3 6

Number of grey triangles (g) 0 3

Total number of small triangles (t) 1 4

[2]

(c) Find a formula, in terms of n, for the total number of small triangles, t, in Diagram n.

t = ................................................... [1]
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(d) The formula for the number of white triangles, w, in Diagram n is .

Show that this formula gives the correct number of white triangles when n = 3.

[2]

(e) Complete this statement for Diagram 15.

When n = 15, w = .................... , g = .................... and t = .................... [3]

[Total: 9]

13 ABCDEFGH is a regular octagon with sides of length 6 cm.


The diagram shows part of the octagon.
O is the centre of the octagon and M is the midpoint of AB.

A M B

NOT TO
SCALE

(a) (i) Show that angle OAM is 67.5°.

[2]
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(ii) Calculate the area of the octagon.

................................................... cm2 [4]

(b) Find the area of the circle that passes through the vertices of the octagon.

................................................... cm2 [3]

[Total: 9]

14 In this question, all measurements are in metres.

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.


16

(a) Show that .

[3]

(b) Solve .
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]

(c) Calculate the perimeter of the triangle.

................................................... m [2]

(d) Calculate the smallest angle of the triangle.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 11]
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15

ABCD is a trapezium with DC parallel to AB.


DC = 6.4 cm, DB = 10.9 cm, angle CDB = 38° and angle DAB = 45°.

(a) Find CB.

CB = ................................................... cm [3]

(b) (i) Find angle ADB.

Angle ADB = ................................................... [1]


(ii) Find AB.

AB = ................................................... cm [3]

(c) Calculate the area of the trapezium.

................................................... cm2 [3]

[Total: 10]
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16 Triangle EFG has an area of 70 m2.


EF : FG = 1 : 2 and angle EFG = 40°.

(a) Calculate EF.

EF = ................................................... m [4]

(b) A different triangle PQR also has an area of 70 m2.


PQ : QR = 1 : 2 and PQ = EF.

Find angle PQR.

Angle PQR = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 5]
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17 (a) Sketch the graph of for

[2]

17 (b) Solve the equation for

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [3]

[Total: 5]

18 (a) Solve the simultaneous equations.

p = ...................................................

q = ................................................... [2]
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18 (b) Hence, for and , solve the simultaneous equations.

u = .................... or u = ....................

v = .................... or v = .................... [4]

[Total: 6]

19 Malik goes to a shop every day to buy bread.

On any day, the probability that Malik goes to the shop in the morning is 0.7 .

If he goes in the morning, the probability that there is bread for Malik to buy is 0.95 .
If he goes later, the probability that there is bread for Malik to buy is 0.6 .

Calculate the probability that, on any day, there is bread for Malik to buy.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

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