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You may use tracing paper if needed

Guidance

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

2. Donʼt spend too long on one question.
3. Attempt every question.
4. Check your answers seem right.
5. Always show your workings

Revision for this topic

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1.! The weight of 80 deer was recorded by a zoo keeper.
! The table below shows this information.

! !

! Draw a cumulative frequency graph for this information.

(2)
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2.! The ages of 100 teachers were recorded.
! The table below shows this information.
!

! (a) Complete the cumulative frequency column in the table.

(1)

! (b) Draw a cumulative frequency graph for this information.

(2)

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3.! The table shows information about the number of hours that 260 students spent
! revising for an exam.

! !

! (a) Complete the cumulative frequency table.

! !
(1)

! (b) On the grid on the following page, draw a cumulative frequency graph for
! your table.
(2)

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! (c) Use your graph to find an estimate for the median number of hours spent
! revising.

.........................hours
(1)

! (d) Use your graph to find an estimate for the number of students who spent
! less than 3 hours revising.

.........................
(2)

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4.! The table gives information about the weights of 50 male rugby players.

! !

! (a) Draw a box plot to show this information.

(3)

! The weights of 50 female rugby players are also recorded.

!
! The lightest female rugby player is 51kg.
! The lower quartile is 60kg.
! The median is 71kg.
! The range and interquartile range for the female rugby players is the same as
! the male rugby players.

! (b) Draw a box plot to show this information.

(3)

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5.! John did a survey about the amounts of money spent by 120 women while
! Christmas shopping.

! The cumulative frequency table shows this information.

! !

! (a) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency diagram.

(2)

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! (b) Use the cumulative frequency diagram to estimate the median.

£.........................
(2)

! John then surveyed men about the amount of money they spent while Christmas
! shopping. The median was £160.

! (c) Compare the amounts of money spent by the women with the amounts of
! money spent by the men.

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................
(1)

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6.! A university surveyed 60 mathematics graduates on their starting salary.
! The cumulative frequency graph shows some information about the salaries.

! (a) Use the graph to find an estimate for the median salary.

£..............................
(1)

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! The 60 mathematics graduates
! ! had a minimum salary of £16,000
! ! and a maximum salary of £48,000.

! (b) Use this information and the cumulative frequency curve to draw a box plot
! for the 60 mathematics graduates.

(3)

! The university also surveyed 60 archaeology graduates.

! The box plot below shows information about their salaries.

!
! (c) Compare the distribution of the salaries of the mathematics graduates with
! the distribution of the salaries of the archaeology graduates.

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................
(2)

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7.! The length of time, in minutes, that 80 customers spend in a shop was recorded.
! A cumulative frequency diagram of this data is below.

! (a) Find an estimate of the median.

.........................minutes
(1)
! (b) Find an estimate of the inter-quartile range.

.........................minutes
(2)

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8.! 40 students complete a puzzle.
! The time taken, in seconds, is recorded.
! The cumulative frequency diagram shows the information about the times taken.

! (a) Find the median time taken.

.........................seconds
(1)
! (b) Find the inter-quartile range.

.........................seconds
(2)

! (c) Complete a box plot for times taken.

(2)

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9.! A teacher gave 100 boys and 100 girls a maths test.
! The test was out of 45 marks.
! The cumulative frequency curves show how each group performed.

! (a) Find an estimate for the number of boys who scored over 40 marks.

.........................
(1)

! (b) Make two comparisons between the distributions of the boys and girls scores.

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................
(3)

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10.! A group of primary school students run an obstacle course.

! The table below shows some information about their times.

! !

! (a) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph for this information.

(2)

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! A group of secondary school students did the same obstacle course.
! Their median time was 72 seconds and interquartile range was 34 seconds.

! (b) Compare the times taken of these two groups of students.

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................
(5)

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11.! The cumulative frequency diagram below shows the distribution of marks in an
! Art exam.

! The lowest mark is 8.

! The highest mark is 56.

! (a) Draw a box plot for this data.

! (b) What percentage of students scored more than the upper quartile mark?

.........................%
(1)

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12.! Mrs Davis sets her class a quiz, which has a maximum score of 50.
! The distribution of the scores are shown in a box plot below.

! (a) Write down the median score.

.........................
(1)
! (b) Write down the highest score.

.........................
(1)
! (c) Find the interquartile range.

.........................
(2)

! Martin scored 35 marks.!

! (d) What percentage of the class scored a lower mark than Martin?

.........................%
(1)

! The interquartile range is a better measure of the spread of a distribution than

! the range.

! Explain why.

! ................................................................................................................................

! ................................................................................................................................
(1)

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13.! The cumulative frequency diagram shows the distribution of speeds for 60 cars
! on a road.

! (a) Estimate the median speed.

.........................
(1)

! (b) Estimate the interquartile range of the speeds.

.........................
(2)

! The speed limit on the road is 85 km/h.

! (c) How many cars exceeded the speed limit?

.........................
(2)

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Exam Style Questions

Circle Theorems

Equipment needed: Calculator, pen

Guidance

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

2. Check your answers seem right.
3. Always show your workings

Video Tutorial

www.corbettmaths.com/contents

Videos 64, 65

Answers and Video Solutions

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1. (a) In the diagram below, O is the centre of the circle and A, B and C are points
on the circumference.

Angle A = 29°

Work out the size of angle B.

.........................°
(1)

(b) A, B and C are three points on the circumference of another circle.

O is the centre of the circle.

Angle AOB = 112°

Work out the size of angle ACB.

.........................°
(1)
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2. A, B, C and D are points on the circumference on a circle.

(a) Find the size of angle DAB.

.........................°
(1)

(b) Find the size of angle ABC.

.........................°
(1)

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3. A circle with centre O, has points A, B and C on the circumference.
Angle ABC = 20°

Find the size of angle BAC.

.........................°
(1)

4. A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle.

Find x, the size of angle ACD.

.........................°
(1)

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5. (a) In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle.

Write down the value of w.

.........................°
(1)

(b)

Write down the value of x.

.........................°
(1)

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 (c)

Write down the value of y.

.........................°
(1)

(d) In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle.

Write down the value of z.

.........................°
(1)

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6. P, Q, R and S are four points on the circumference of a circle.
PR meets QS at A.
Angle PRS = 57° and Angle PAQ = 78°

Work out the value of angle y.

Include your method.

.........................°
(3)

7. The diagram shows points D, E, F and G on the circumference of a circle.

EG is a diameter.
DEFG is a kite.

Work out the value of x.

.........................°
(2)
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8. A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle with centre O.

Work out the size of angle BCD.

You must show your workings.

.........................°
(4)

C
9. AB is the diameter of a circle.

A B
O

Work out the value of x.

.........................°
(3)
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10. The diagram shows a circle, centre O.
A, B and C are points on the circumference of the circle.

Angle AOC is 140°

Explain why angle ABC is 110°

..........................................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................................
(2)

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11. Q and R are points on a circle, centre O.
PQ and PR are tangents to the circle.

Work out the size of angle POR.

.........................°
(3)

12.

DAE is a tangent to a circle.

Write down the size of angle ABC.

.........................°
(1)

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13.

In the diagram O is the centre of the circle.

AOC is a straight line.
Angle BAO is 24° and Angle ADO is 42°

(a) Find the size of angle CAD.

.........................°
(1)

(b) Find the size of angle ACB.

.........................°
(1)

(c) Find the size of angle BCD.

.........................°
(1)

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AOB is a straight line.

B and C are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.
AC is a tangent to the circle.

Work out the size of the angle y.

.........................°
(4)

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Shown is a circle with centre O.

ABC is a straight line.
Angle CBD is 146°

Find the size of angle AOD.

.........................°
(3)

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16. RT is a tangent to the circle at S.

Calculate the value of x.

Give reasons for your answer.

.........................°
(3)

17. AC and BC are tangents to the circle with centre O.

Find the size of x.

.........................°
(3)
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18. Q, R, S and T are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

PQR and PTS are both straight lines.

Find the size of angle RPS.

You must show all of your working.

.........................°
(3)

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

AOB is a diameter of the circle.

CD and BD are tangents to the circle.
Angle CDO = 29°

Work out the size of angle AOC.

Give reasons for each stage of your working.

.........................°
(4)

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20. DEFG is a cyclic quadrilateral.
PDQ is a tangent at D.
O is the centre of the circle.
DEF is an isosceles triangle.

(a) Work out the value of a.

.........................°
(2)

(b) Work out the value of b.

.........................°
(3)

(c) Write down the name of the circle theorem used in part (b)

......................................................................
(1)

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21.

Shown is a circle, centre O.

B, C and D are points on the circumference.

ABO is a straight line.

AC is a tangent to the circle.

(a) Work out angle AOC.

.........................°
(2)

(b) Work out angle BDC.

.........................°
(3)

(c) Work out angle ACD.

.........................°
(1)

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22. PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral.
APB is a tangent to the circle at P.
PQ is parallel to SR.
Angle SPB = 35° and angle PSQ = 80°

(a) Work out the size of angle QRS.

.........................°
(4)
(b) Work out the size of angle RQS.

.........................°
(2)

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23.

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

The lines OC and AB meet at the point P.
BCQ is a straight line.

Work out the size of angle OCQ.

Clearly explain each step of your solution.

.........................°
(4)

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24. E, F, G and H are points on the circumference of a circle with centre O.

Angle OHG = 31°

Angle EGH = 48°

Work out the size of angle EFG.

Give a reason for each stage of your working.

.........................°
(4)

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w:x=5:7

x:y=3:2

Work out the size of angle z.

z = ……..……°
(5)

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26.

Q and R are points on the circumference of a circle with centre O.

PQ and PR are tangents to the circle.

PR = 30cm
OP = 34cm

(a) Calculate the length of OQ.

.........................
(3)

(b) Calculate the circumference of the circle.

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

.........................
(2)
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27.

B, D and E are points on the circumference of a circle.

AC is a tangent to the circle at point B.

Angle DBE = 2x° Angle CBE = x + 15°

Work out the size of angle ABD.

.........................
(5)

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28.

B is a point on the circumference of a circle with centre O.

AB is a tangent to the circle.

OA = 14cm and OB = 3cm

Calculate the size of angle AOB.

.........................°
(3)

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29.

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)

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2. Donʼt spend too long on one question.
3. Attempt every question.
4. Check your answers seem right.
5. Always show your workings

Revision for this topic

1.! This is a map of an island.

! A helicopter flies in a straight line from Leek to Donhampton.

! (a) How far does the helicopter fly?

.........................miles
(2)

! (b) Write down the bearing of Donhampton from Leek.

...............................⁰
(1)
2.! The diagram shows the position of two houses, A and B, on a map.

! (a) Measure the bearing of B from A.

...............................⁰
(1)

! Another house C is on a bearing of 170⁰ from B.

! On the map, C is 5cm from B

! (b) Mark the position of C with a cross (x) and label it C.

(2)

!
3.! The diagram shows the position of a boat B and a dock D.

! The scale of the diagram is 1cm represents 2km.

! (a) Work out the actual distance between the dock and the boat.

.........................km
(2)

! (b) Measure the bearing of the boat B from the dock D.

...............................⁰
(1)

! A yacht Y is 8km from the boat B on a bearing of 050⁰

! (c) On the diagram, mark the position of yacht Y with a cross (x).
! Label it Y.
(2)
4.! The map below shows the position of two towns.

! (a) Find the bearing of Ballyclare from Antrim.

...............................⁰
(1)

! (b) Find the bearing of Antrim from Ballyclare.

...............................⁰
(1)
5.!

!
! Work out the bearing of B from A.

...............................⁰
(2)
6.! The diagram shows the position of two cities C and D.

! (a) Work out the actual distance of D from C.

.........................km
(2)

! (b) Find the three figure bearing of D from C.

...............................⁰
(1)

! E is South-East of C.
! (c) Write down the bearing of E from C.

...............................⁰
(1)

! E is also on a bearing of 190⁰ from D.

! (d) Mark the position of E on the diagram.

(2)
7.! The diagram shows the position of two airplanes, P and Q.
!

! ! !

! The bearing of Q from P is 070⁰.

! Calculate the bearing of P from Q.

...............................⁰
(2)
8.! The diagram shows the position of two people, A and B, who are on their Duke
! of Edinburgh expedition.

! The bearing of person C from person A is 062⁰

! The bearing of person C from person B is 275⁰

! In the space above, mark the position of person C with a cross (x). Label it C.

(3)
9.! The diagram shows the position of two towns, A and B.

! A rugby club, R, has bearing of 110⁰ from town A.

! The rugby club, R, has bearing 245⁰ from town B.

! In the space above, show the position of the rugby club R.

! Mark the position with a cross (x) and label it R.
(3)
10.! The map below shows the position of a church and a school.

! The scale of the map is 1 : 10,000

! (a) Find the actual distance between the church and school.
! Give your answer in metres.

...............................m
(2)

!
! (b) Find the bearing of the school from the church.
!

...............................⁰
(2)
11.! Gregory is at O and there are two roads, one towards A and another towards B.
! B is due South of O.

! Gregory walks towards A.

! (a) On what bearing does he walk?

...............................⁰
(2)

! Joshua is at A and walks towards Gregory.!

! (b) On what bearing does he walk?

...............................⁰
(2)
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You may use tracing paper if needed

Guidance

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

2. Donʼt spend too long on one question.
3. Attempt every question.
4. Check your answers seem right.
5. Always show your workings

Revision for this topic

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1.! A bag of apples weighs 7kg, correct to the nearest kilogram.
! What is the least possible weight of the bag of apples?

.........................kg
(1)

2.! The length of a table is 105 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.

! (a) Write down the smallest possible length of the table.

.........................cm
(1)

! (b) Write down the largest possible length of the table.

.........................cm
(1)

3.! The speed of a car is 50 mph, correct to the nearest 10 mph.

! (a) Write down the lowest possible speed of the car

.........................mph
(1)

! (b) Write down the greatest possible speed of the car

.........................mph
(1)
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4.! The distance between the Sun and Earth is 150,000,000 km, correct to
! 2 significant figures.

! (a) Write down the lower bound

.........................km
(1)

! (b) Write down the upper bound

.........................km
(1)

5.! An average clementine weighs 74g to the nearest gram.

! A net contains 12 clementines.
! The net weighs 20g to the nearest gram.

! What is the maximum possible weight of the net of clementines.

.........................g
(3)

6.! Find the least and greatest total length of 6 sausages, each measuring 8cm to
! the nearest centimetre.

Least length .........................cm

Greatest length .........................cm

(2)
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7.! A rectangular rugby pitch has width 74 metres, measured to the nearest metre.

! (a) Write down the upper bound of the width of the pitch.

.........................m
(1)

! The length of the pitch is 115 metres, measured to the nearest 5 metres.!
!
! (b) Work out the upper bound for the perimeter of the pitch

.........................m
(3)

8.! Anthony measured the length and width of a rectangle.

! He measured the length to be 18cm correct to the nearest centimetre.
! He measured the width to be 10cm correct to the nearest 10 centimetres.

! Calculate the lower bound for the area of this rectangle.

!

.........................cm²
(2)

9.! A circular mirror has a diameter of 60cm to the nearest centimetre.

!
! Find the greatest possible area of the mirror.
! Give your answer in cm²

.........................cm²
(3)
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10.! The heights of 6 plants are listed below.
! Each height is given to one decimal place.

! ! 4.5cm!! 7.2cm!! 8.1cm!! 9.6cm!! 9.1cm!! 3.1cm

! (a) Work out the smallest possible mean.

.........................cm
(2)

! (b) Work out the greatest possible range.

.........................cm
(2)

11.! The width of a rectangle is 50cm, correct to 2 significant figures.

! The length of a rectangle is 115cm, correct to 3 significant figures.

! (a) Write down the lower bound for the width.

.........................cm
(1)

! (b) Calculate the lower bound for the area of the rectangle.

.........................cm²
(2)
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12.! Declan ran a distance of 200m in a time of 26.2 seconds.

! The distance of 200m was measured to the nearest 10 metres.

! The time of 26.2 was measured to the nearest tenth of a second.

! (a) Work out the upper bound for Declanʼs average speed.

.........................m/s
(2)

! (b) Work out the lower bound for Declanʼs average speed.

.........................m/s
(2)

13.! A circle has an area of 120cm² to the nearest 10cm².

! Work out the upper bound of the radius

.........................cm
(3)

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14.! 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)

15.! The final velocity of a traveling object is given by the formula

! where v is the final velocity

! u is the initial velocity
! a is the acceleration
! and t is the time

! Given ! u = 2.4 m/s correct to 2 significant figures,

! ! ! a = 12 m/s² correct to 2 significant figures,
! ! ! and t = 5 seconds correct to 1 significant figure.

! Calculate the lower bound for v.

....................m/s
(4)
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16.! The curved surface area of a cone is given by the formula

! where A is the curved surface area

! r is the radius of the base of the cone
! and l is the slant height

! Given ! A = 220 cm² correct to 3 significant figures,

! ! ! and r = 8 cm correct to 1 significant figure.

! Calculate the upper bound for l.

....................cm
(3)

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17.! Shown below is triangle RST.
! Angle SRT is 53°, to the nearest degree.
! ST is 17cm to the nearest centimetre.
!

! ! !

! Work out the upper bound for the length of RS.

....................cm
(4)

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18.! The length of the base of a triangle is 10cm, correct to 2 significant figures.
! The length of the perpendicular height of a triangle is 15cm, correct to 2
! significant figures.

! (a) Calculate the upper bound for the area of the triangle

....................cm²
(2)

! (b) Calculate the lower bound for the area of the triangle

....................cm²
(2)

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You may use tracing paper if needed

Guidance

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

2. Don’t spend too long on one question.
3. Attempt every question.
4. Check your answers seem right.
5. Always show your workings

Revision for this topic

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1. The test scores from the students in a school are summarised in the table.

Draw a histogram for this data.

(3)

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2. The waiting times, h hours, for 40 patients at an accident and emergency
department in one evening is shown below.

Draw a histogram for this data.

(3)

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3. The salaries, p pounds, of 10950 people in a town is shown below.

Draw a histogram for this data.

(3)

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4. The lengths of 200 fish in a pond, l centimetres, are recorded below.

Draw a histogram for this data.

(3)

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5. The table gives information about the hours Easyair pilots have spent flying, t
hours.

(a) Draw a histogram to show this information.

(3)

(b) Estimate the number of Easyair pilots who have flown under 50 hours.

.........................
(1)

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 The histogram shows the distribution of time spent flying by Ryanjet pilots.

(c) Estimate the number of pilots who have flown under 250 hours.

.........................
(2)

(d) Make one comparison between the distribution of time spent flying by pilots
from Easyair and Ryanjet.

.........................................................................................................................

.........................................................................................................................

.........................................................................................................................
(1)

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6. The table gives information about the lengths, l metres, of fish in a pond.

Draw a histogram to show this information.

(3)

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7. Below is a histogram showing information about the weight of parcels.

Use the histogram to complete the frequency table.

(3)

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8. Below is a histogram showing information about the value of antiques.

Use the histogram to complete the frequency table.

(3)

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9. A group of students were asked to complete a puzzle.
The histogram shows the distribution of the times taken.

(a) Work out how many students took between 50 and 70 seconds to complete
the puzzle.

.........................
(1)

(b) Calculate an estimate of the number of students who took under 30 seconds
to complete the puzzle.

.........................
(2)

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10. The histogram shows information about the speeds, in miles per hour, that cars
travelled through a village. The speed limit is 60mph.

Work out the percentage of cars that were under the speed limit of 60mph.

.........................
(3)

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11. The histogram shows the ages of visitors to a library on one morning.

What percentage of visitors were over 40 years old?

.........................
(3)

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12. The incomplete table and histogram give some information about the weights
of dogs.

Use the information in the histogram to complete the frequency table.

(2)

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13. The table and histogram give some information about the heights of plants in a
greenhouse.

(a) Use the histogram to complete the frequency table.

(2)

(b) Use the table to complete the histogram.

(2)

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14. The histogram shows information about how far 150 children swam, when trying
to get their swimming certificates.

(a) Complete this frequency table.

(2)

(b) 10% of the swimmers swam further than y metres.

Calculate an estimate of y.

........................
(2)

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15. The histogram shows the speeds in miles per hour of 82 cars on a road.

14 cars were travelling over 50 mph.

Calculate an estimate of the number of cars that were travelling between

42 and 49 mph.

.........................
(4)

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16. 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)

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17. The histograms shows information about the time taken by 140 students to
complete a puzzle.

(a) Complete this frequency table.

(2)
(b) Calculate an estimate of the median.

.........................
(3)

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18. 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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Tree Diagrams

Equipment needed: Calculator, pen

Guidance

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

2. Check your answers seem right.
3. Always show your workings

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Answers and Video Solutions

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1. The probability that it rains on Monday is 0.4
The probability that it rains on Tuesday is 0.8

The probability tree diagram shows this information.

Work out the probability that there will be no rain on Monday and no rain on
Tuesday.

..........................
(2)

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2. James goes to an arcade.

He has one go on the Teddy Grabber.

He has one go on the Penny Drop.

The probability that he wins on the Teddy Grabber is 0.2.

The probability that he wins on the Penny Drop is 0.3.

(a) Complete the tree diagram.

(2)

(b) Work out the probability that James wins on the Teddy Grabber and he also
wins on the Penny Drop.

..........................
(2)
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3. Ross posts a birthday card to Salvador and a birthday card to Pablo.

The probability tree shows the probabilities of each card arriving on time or late.

Work out the probability that both cards arrive on time.

..........................
(2)

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4. Natalie has 8 socks in a drawer.

5 of the socks are black.

3 of the socks are white.

Natalie takes out a sock at random, writes down its colour and puts it back into
the drawer.
Then Natalie takes out a second sock, at random, and writes down its colour.

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

(2)

(b) Work out the probability that the two socks are the same colour.

..........................
(2)

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5. A football team has two matches to play.

The probability that the team wins is 0.6

The probability that the team draws is 0.3

(a) Complete the tree diagram.

0.6

0.3

(2)

(b) Work out the probability that the team will win both matches.

..........................
(2)

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6. There are green and blue counters in a container.

Kevin takes at random a counter from the container.

He replaces the counter in the container.

Kevin takes at random a second counter from the container.

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

(2)

(b) Work out the probability that Kevin picks counters that are different colour.

..........................
(2)

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7. Jennifer is playing darts.
She throws two darts aiming for a Bullseye.
1
The probability Jennifer hits the Bullseye on her first throw is
4
1
The probability she hits the Bullseye on her second throw is
3

(a) Complete the tree diagram.

(b) Work out the probability Jennifer hits the Bullseye at least once.

..........................
(2)

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8. Two boxes contain cupcakes

In box 1, there are 2 lemon and 3 chocolate cupcakes.

In box 2, there are 6 chocolate and 5 vanilla cupcakes.

Nafisa picks a cupcake at random from box 1 and then a cupcake at random
from box 2.

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

(2)

(b) Work out the probability that Nafisa picks exactly one chocolate cupcake.

..........................
(2)
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9. In a small village, one bus arrives a day.

The probability of rain in the village is 0.3.

If it rains, the probability of a bus being late is 0.4.

If it does not rain, the probability of a bus being late is 0.15.

(a) Complete the tree diagram

(2)

(b) Work out the number of days the bus should be late over a period of 200
days.

..........................
(3)

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10. Shown is a spinner.

The probability of a 1 is 2x
The probability of a 2 is x
The probability of a 3 is 2x

(a) Calculate the value of x.

..........................
(2)

The spinner is spun twice and the scores are added together.

(b) Work out the probability of the final score being 4.

You may use the tree diagram to help you.

..........................
(4)

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11. Alfie has a biased coin.
When flipped, the probability that the coin lands on tails is 0.79

Alfie flips the coin twice and draws this tree diagram.

Give a criticism of Alfie’s tree diagram.

……………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………
(1)

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12. The probability that a train arrives late is 0.2

James is travelling by train on Saturday and Sunday.

(a) Show this information on a probability tree diagram.

(2)

(b) Calculate the probability the train is on time both days.

..........................
(2)
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13. A college course consists of 12 weeks of teaching with a final exam at the end of
the course.

If a student fails the final exam, they have one opportunity to retake the exam.

The probability of a student passing the final exam is 0.8

The probability of a student passing the retake is 0.4

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

(2)

If a student passes the final exam or the retake, they receive a certificate.

(b) Work out the probability of a student receiving a certificate.

..........................
(2)

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14. Isaac has designed a game to raise money for charity during a school fa
There are two boxes of counters, box 1 and box 2.
Each box contains red and green counters.

This two-way table shows the number of each colour in each box.

To play the game, each person selects a counter at random from each box.
If both counters are green, they win a prize.
The counters are then returned to their boxes.
It costs £2 to play the game and each prize is worth £8.50

In total, the game is played 180 times.

Work out an estimate of how much money Isaac raised for charity.

..........................
(6)
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15. Sally and Laura sit their driving tests.

The probability of Sally passing her driving test is 0.7

The probability of both Sally and Laura passing is 0.56

(a) Work out the probability of Laura passing her driving test.

..........................
(2)

(b) Complete the tree diagram.

(2)

(c) Find the probability of both women failing.

..........................
(2)

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16. Kyle takes the free kicks for his local football team.
He takes 70% of the free kicks with his right foot.

Kyle scores 40% of the free kicks that he takes with his right foot.
Overall, Kyle scores 32.5% of the free kicks that he takes.

Work out what percentage of the free kicks, taken with his left foot, that Kyle
scores.

..........................%
(4)

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17. George has a bag of marbles.
There are 6 red and 4 white marbles.

George takes out a marble at random and records its colour.

Without replacement, George takes out another marble, at random.

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

(2)

(b) Find the probability that the two marbles are the same colour.

..........................
(3)

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You may use tracing paper if needed

Guidance

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

2. Donʼt spend too long on one question.
3. Attempt every question.
4. Check your answers seem right.
5. Always show your workings

Revision for this topic

1. Shown is a cube with side length 5cm.

" "

" Calculate angle CAG.

.........................°
(4)
2." Shown below is a cuboid.

" Length AG = 16cm

" Angle CAG is 35°

" Work out the length of EG.

.........................cm
(3)
3." A tree is located in the corner of a rectangular field.

" The field is 15 metres long and 12 metres wide.

" The tree is 5 metres tall.

" Calculate angle CAE.

.........................°
(4)
4." Shown below is a square based pyramid.
" The apex E is directly over the centre of the base.

" AD = 20cm
" CE = 26cm

" (a) Work out the length of AC

.........................cm
(2)

" (b) Calculate angle CAE

......................... °
(2)

" (c) Work out the height of the pyramid

.........................cm
(2)

" (d) Calculate the volume of the pyramid

.........................cm³
(2)
5." Shown below is a rectangular based pyramid.
" The apex E is directly over the centre of the base.

" AD = 8cm
" CD - 5cm
" CE = 10cm

" (a) Calculate the height of the pyramid

.........................cm
(4)

" (b) Calculate angle between the face ABE and the base ABCD

......................... °
(3)
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You may use tracing paper if needed

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2. Donʼt spend too long on one question.
3. Attempt every question.
4. Check your answers seem right.
5. Always show your workings

Revision for this topic

1.! Simplify fully

! ! !

.........................
(2)

2.! Express as a single fraction

! !

.........................
(3)

3.! Express as a single fraction

! !

.........................
(3)
4.! Express as a single fraction

! !

.........................
(3)

5.! Simplify

! !

.........................
(3)

6.! Simplify

! !

.........................
(3)
7.! Express as a single fraction

! !

.........................
(3)

8.! Express as a single fraction.

! !

.........................
(3)

9.! Simplify

! !

.........................
(1)
10.! Simplify fully.

! !

.........................
(2)

11.! Simplify fully.

! !

.........................
(2)

12.! Simplify fully.

! !

.........................
(2)
13.! Simplify fully.

! !

.........................
(2)

14.! Simplify fully.

! !

.........................
(2)

15.! Simplify fully.

! !

.........................
(3)
16.! Simplify

! !

.........................
(3)

17.! Simplify

! !

.........................
(3)

18.! Simplify fully.

! !

.........................
(3)
19.! Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

! !

.........................
(3)

20.! Write an expression for the area of the rectangle.

.........................
(3)
21.! Given

! Find an expression for:

(a)

.........................
(2)

(b)

.........................
(2)
(c)

.........................
(4)
22.! The length of the base of a triangle and its perpendicular height are:

! Find an expression for the area of the triangle.

.........................cm²
(4)
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You may use tracing paper if needed

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2. Don’t spend too long on one question.
3. Attempt every question.
4. Check your answers seem right.
5. Always show your workings

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1. ξ = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16}

A = multiples of 3
B = multiples of 5

(a) Complete the Venn diagram

(3)

One of the numbers is selected at random.

(b) Write down P (A ∩ B)

............................
(1)

2. Here is a Venn diagram

Write down the numbers that are in set

(a) D
……………………………………….
(1)
(b) C ∪ D
……………………………………….
(1)
(c) C'
……………………………………….
(1)
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3. There are 80 students in year 11.

9 students study French and German.

35 students only study French
2 students do not study French or German.

(a) Complete the Venn diagram

(2)

(b) Work out how many students study only German.

............................
(1)

4. At a wedding, the guests may have ice cream or custard with their dessert.
The Venn diagram shows information about the choices the guests made.

(a) How many guests had custard?

............................
(1)
(b) How many guests had ice cream and custard?

............................
(1)
(c) How many guests went to the wedding?

............................
(1)
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5. Here is a Venn diagram.

Write down the numbers that are in set

(a) A ∩ B

……………………………………….
(1)

(b) A ∪ B

……………………………………….
(1)

(c) A'

……………………………………….
(1)

One of the numbers in the diagram is chosen at random.

(d) Find the probability that the number is in set B’

............................
(1)

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6. A gym runs two fitness classes, spinning and circuits.

On Saturday 100 people visited the gym.

18 people attended the spinning class.
10 people attended both classes.
56 people did not attend either class.

(a) Represent this information on a Venn diagram

(3)

A person who attended the gym is selected at random.

Find the probability that this person

(b) attended only circuits

............................
(2)

(c) attended exactly one class

............................
(2)

(d) attended spinning, given that they attended circuits

............................
(2)

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7. Jennifer asked 80 people which sports they enjoy from Football, Hockey and
Rugby.

(a) How many people enjoy all three sports?

............................
(1)

(b) How many people enjoy football and hockey but not rugby?

............................
(2)

(c) How many people enjoy football and rugby but not hockey?

............................
(2)

(d) Work out which sport is enjoyed by the most number of people.

............................
(3)

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8. In a class of 24 students

12 students play the piano

13 students play the guitar
4 students play neither instrument.

(a) Represent this information on a Venn diagram

(3)

A student is selected at random.

(b) Work out the probability that the student only plays the guitar.

............................
(1)

9. In a company there are 110 workers.

90 workers like tea.

41 workers like coffee.
25 workers like both tea and coffee.

Work out how many workers like neither tea or coffee.

............................
(3)

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10. A group of friends have been surveyed.

38% have been to Canada.

80% have been to France.
11% have been to neither Canada or France.

Find the percentage of the group that have been to Canada and France.

……………………….%
(4)

11. Here is a Venn diagram.

A number is chosen at random.

(a) Write down P (A ∩ B')

............................
(2)
(b) Write down P (A' ∪ B')

............................
(2)
(c) Write down P (B A)

............................
(2)

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12. A PE test has two sections, theory and practical.

Everyone in a class who took the PE test passed at least one section.
62% passes the theory section and 83% passed the practical section.

(a) Represent this information on a Venn diagram

(3)

A student is selected at random.

Work out the probability that this person

(a) passed the theory section, given they passed the practical section.

............................
(2)

(b) passed the practical section, given they passed only one section.

............................
(2)

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13. The Venn diagram shows information about the cars in a car park.

ξ = 150 cars in the car park

R = red cars
J = cars manufactured in Japan

A car is chosen at random.

Work out the probability that it is red.

............................
(4)

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14. The Venn diagram shows information about the pets owned by 40 students

ξ = 40 students
C = students who own a cat
D = students who own a dog

A student is chosen at random.

They own a cat.
Work out the probability that they own a dog.

............................
(5)

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You may use tracing paper if needed

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

2. Donʼt spend too long on one question.
3. Attempt every question.
4. Check your answers seem right.
5. Always show your workings

Revision for this topic

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1.! The diagram shows a fair spinner.

! (a) Which colour is the arrow most likely to land on?

.........................
(1)

! (b) Mark the scale with an arrow to show the probability of landing on green.

(1)

2.

! Which word from the box best describes the likelihood of each of these events?

! (a) A new-born baby is a girl.

.........................
(1)
! (b) You thrown an ordinary dice and get a two.

.........................
(1)
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3.!

! Use a word from the box which best describes the probability of each of the
! following events

! (a) You roll a 10 on an ordinary six sided dice.

.........................
(1)
! (b) You roll a number greater than 1 on an ordinary six sided dice.

.........................
(1)

4.! A fair six-sided dice is thrown.

! The probabilities of the following events have been marked on the probability
! scale below.

! A: A number less than 7 is thrown.

! B: A “6” is thrown.

! C: An odd number is thrown.

(3)

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5.! Amir makes a fair spinner with six sectors.

! Use a word from the box which best describes the probability of each of the
! following events

! (a) The spinner will land on 6

.........................
(1)

! (b) The spinner will land on 3

.........................
(1)

! (c) The spinner will land on 2

.........................
(1)

! (d) The spinner will land on a number greater than 1

.........................
(1)

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6.! A fair six sided dice is rolled.
! The probability of one of the following events is marked with an arrow on the
! scale below.

! A! The dice lands showing a number less than three.

! B! The dice lands showing the number three.
! C! The dice lands showing an even number

! (a) Label the arrow to show which event it represents.

(1)

! (b) Mark and label the scale to show the probabilities of the other two events.

(2)

7.! The following cards are placed in a box.

! A card is selected at random.

! Find the probability that the number on the card is

! (a) 3

.........................
(1)
! (b) an odd number

.........................
(1)

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8.! A fair spinner has eight equal sections.
! The sections are labelled A, B, C, D and E as shown below.

! The arrow is spun.

! (a) Which is the most likely letter that the arrow will land on?

.........................
(1)

! (b) What is the probability that the arrow lands on a B?

.........................
(1)

! (c) What is the probability that the arrow lands on an A?

.........................
(1)

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9.! Thomas has 12 cards, each with a letter on it.

! He picks a card at random.

!
! Write down the probability that the chosen card is

! (a) the letter h

.........................
(1)

! (b) the letter t

.........................
(1)

! (c) not the letter e

.........................
(2)

! (d) the letter b or the letter t

.........................
(2)

! (e) a vowel

.........................
(2)
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10.! A bag contains 10 discs.
! Each disc is labelled with a different number from 1 to 10.
! A disc is chosen from the bag at random.

! Write down the probability that the chosen disc is

! (a) the number 3

.........................
(1)
! (b) a number less than four

.........................
(2)
! (c) a square number

.........................
(2)
! (d) a prime number

.........................
(2)

11.! Liam rolls an ordinary fair six sided dice.

! Write down the probability that he gets

! (a) the number 4

.........................
(1)
! (b) a number less than 5

.........................
(2)

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12.! Sean has a box of pens.
! The box contains 6 blue pens, 8 black pens and 3 red pens.

! (a) What is the probability that he will pick a blue pen?

.........................
(1)

! (b) What is the probability that he will pick a green pen?

.........................
(1)

! Some more blue pens are added to the box.

! The probability of selecting a blue pen is now ½

! (c) How many blue pens were added to the box?

.........................
(2)

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13.! Tony makes a fair six-sided spinner.
! The spinner has the numbers 7, 8 and 9 on it.

! The probability the spinner will land on 7 is greater than the probability that the
! spinner will land on 8.

! The probability that the spinner will land on 9 is ⅓

! Write the numbers on the spinner.

(2)

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14.! Elizabeth has a bunch of red, yellow and white roses.
! She chooses a rose at random.

! The probability that she chooses a yellow rose is 0.1

! The probability that she chooses a white rose is 0.2

! (a) What is the probability that Elizabeth chooses a rose that is either yellow or
! white?

.........................
(1)

! (b) What is the probability that Elizabeth chooses a red rose?

.........................
(2)

! (c) There were ten roses in the bunch originally.

How many roses were red?
!

.........................
(2)

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15.! Mia has five numbered cards.

! One of these cards is chosen at random.

! Mia says:
! ! The probability of an odd number is ⅗
! ! The probability of a 7 is ⅖
! ! The range of the numbers is 10
! ! The probability of a 2 is 0.

! Fill in three numbers that could be on Miaʼs cards.

.........................
(3)

16.! Counters labelled A, B, C, D and E are placed in a bag.

! The table shows the probabilities of picking each letter at random.

! (a) Calculate the missing probability in the table.

.........................
(2)
! (b) Calculate the probability of a B or C.

.........................
(2)
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17.! A bag contains 400 coloured counters.
! The counters are either yellow, brown or green.
! There are 92 yellow counters in the bag.
! The probability that a brown counter is chosen from the bag is 0.13

! Calculate the number of green counters in the bag.

.........................
(4)

18.! Each boy at a school plays one of four sports.

! The table shows the probability a student chosen at random plays rugby,
football, hockey or cricket.

! A student is chosen at random.

! (a) Work out the probability that the student plays cricket.

.........................
(2)
! There are 600 boys at the school
! (b) Work out the number of boys who play rugby.

.........................
(2)

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19.! A game is played with a five sided spinner.
! Each section is a different colour.
! The spinner is biased.
! The table shows some of the probability of the spinner landing on each colour.

! The probability of green is equal to the probability of pink.

! Calculate the probability the spinner lands on pink.

.........................
(3)

20.! Dennis has a bag of counters.

! The counters are red, green, white and pink.
! There are 200 counters in the bag.
! The probability of a pink counter is 0.15
! The probability of a green counter is 0.25
! The probability of a red counter is twice the probability of a white counter.

! Calculate the number of red counters in the bag.

.........................
(4)
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21.! A rugby team can win, draw or lose a match.
! The table shows the probabilities of each result.

! (a) Calculate the missing probability in the table.

.........................
(2)

! Each win is worth 2 points.

! Each draw is worth 1 point.
! Each loss is worth 0 points.
! The rugby team plays 20 games in a season.

! (b) Work out how many points the rugby team should receive in one season.

.........................
(3)

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22.! Susan has some beads in a bag.

! ! 5 of the beads are orange.

! ! 3 of the beads are purple.
! ! The rest of the beads are pink.

! Susan takes a bead from the bag at random.

! The probability that she takes a pink bead is ⅗

! How many pink beads are in the bag before Susan takes a bead?

.........................
(2)

23.! The probability of James winning a competition is 0.03

! What is the probability that James does not win the competition.

.........................
(1)

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24.! Mrs Jenkins is organising a charity raffle.

! She sells 300 tickets for £3 each.

! The probability that someone wins a prize is 0.2
! Each prize cost £8
! The profit is donated to charity.

! Work out how much money Mrs Jenkins donates to charity.

£.........................
(4)

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25.! Below is a biased four-sided spinner.

! The probability of landing on a 2 is 0.25

! The probability of landing on a 4 is 0.15
! The probability of landing on a 1 is double the probability of a 3.

! The spinner is spun 500 times.

! Calculate the number of times you would expect it to land on 3

.........................
(4)

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You may use tracing paper if needed

Guidance

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

2. Donʼt spend too long on one question.
3. Attempt every question.
4. Check your answers seem right.
5. Always show your workings

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1. Shown is a cube with side length 4cm.

! Calculate the length AG

.........................cm
(3)

2.! Shown below is a cuboid.

! AB = 8cm, BC = 3cm and CG = 4cm

! Find the length AG

.........................cm
(3)
3.! A tree is located in the corner of a rectangular field.

! The field is 10 metres long and 9 metres wide.

! The tree is 4 metres tall.

! Calculate the length AE

.........................m
(3)
4.! Shown below is a cuboid

! Calculate the length of diagonal BH.

! Give your answer as a surd.

.........................cm
(3)

5.

! Calculate the volume of the cone.

.........................cm³
(4)
6.! Shown below is a triangular prism.
! Triangle ABC is a right angled triangle.

! Find the length of

! (a) BC

.........................cm
(2)

! (b) CD

.........................cm
(2)

! (c) CE

.........................cm
(2)
7.! Shown is a square based pyramid, ABCDE.

! F is the midpoint of CD
! AD = 6cm and CE = 10cm

! Calculate the length of

! (a) BD

.........................cm
(2)

! (b) EF

.........................cm
(4)