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1 13, 17, 21, 25, ...

Find the nth term of this sequence.

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

[Total: 2]

2 3, 9, 27, 81, ...

Write down the term to term rule for this sequence.

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

[Total: 1]

3 22, 17, 12, 7, 2, ...

(a) Find the next term of the sequence.

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

(b) Find the nth term of the sequence.

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

[Total: 3]
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4 The nth term of a sequence is .

The first term is −3 and the second term is 2.

Find the value of a and the value of b.

a = ...................................................

b = ................................................... [5]

[Total: 5]

5 Here is a pattern.

Position number 1 is a .

Position number 2 is a .

(a) Draw the next two shapes in this pattern. [1]

(b) What do the position numbers of the shape have in common?

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

(c) Pierre says that the shape in position number 99 is a .

Explain why he is correct.

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

.......................................................................................................................................................... [2]
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[Total: 4]

6 The nth term of a sequence is .

Find the first three terms of this sequence.

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

[Total: 2]

7 The nth term of a sequence is .

(a) Write down the first 3 terms in this sequence.

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

(b) The kth term of this sequence is 422.

Work out the value of k.

k = ................................ [2]

[Total: 3]

8 The nth term of a sequence is n2 + 3n.

Find the first three terms of this sequence.

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

[Total: 2]
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9 Here are the first five terms of a sequence.

12 19 26 33 40

Find an expression for the nth term of this sequence.

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

[Total: 2]

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A road has 349 houses on it numbered from 1 to 349.

The diagram shows some of these houses.
The houses on the West side of the road have odd numbers.
The houses on the East side have even numbers.

(a) Put a ring around the numbers in this list that are on the West side.

25 87 126 178 252 329

[1]
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(b) On the East side, how many houses are there between the house numbered 168 and the house
numbered 184?

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

(c) How many houses on the road have a house number that is a multiple of 39?

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

(d) Tomaz delivers a leaflet to every house on the West side of the road.
He starts at house number 1 and then delivers to each house in order.

(i) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the house number of the nth house he delivers to.

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

(ii) Work out the house number of the 40th house he delivers to.

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

(iii) Work out how many houses are on the West side of the road.

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

(e) Alicia delivers a leaflet to every house on the East side of the road.
She starts at house number 348 and then delivers to each house in order.

(i) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the house number of the nth house she delivers to.

................................................... [2]
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(ii) What is the largest value of n that can be used in your expression?
Give a reason for your answer.

The largest value of n is .................. because ........................................................................

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

[Total: 13]

11 The nth term of a sequence is .

(a) Find the first three terms.

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

(b) Show that 261 is a term in this sequence.

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

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

[Total: 4]

12 Write down the next term in each sequence.

(a) 12, 7, 2, −3, −8, .................... [1]

(b) 4, 7, 13, 25, 49, .................... [1]

[Total: 2]

13 Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

5, 8, 11, 14, ...

................................................... [2]
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[Total: 2]

14 The nth term of a sequence is .

Find the first three terms of this sequence.

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

[Total: 2]

15 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]

16 A sequence has nth term .

Find the difference between the 4th term and the 5th term of this sequence.

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

[Total: 2]

17 These are the first four terms of a sequence.

41 35 29 23

(a) Write down the next two terms.

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

(b) Write down the rule for continuing this sequence.

................................................... [1]
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[Total: 3]

18 The diagram shows the first three patterns in a sequence.

On the grid, draw pattern 4. [1]

[Total: 1]

19 These are the first four terms in a sequence.

(a) Write down the next number in this sequence.

Answer(a) ............................................................. [1]

(b) Write down the rule for continuing the sequence.

Answer(b) ...................................................................................................................................... [1]

[Total: 2]

20 2, 3, 6, 11, 18, ...

(a) Write down the next two terms in this sequence.

Answer(a) .............................. , .............................. [2]

(b) Describe, in words, the rule for continuing this sequence.

Answer(b)......................................................................................................................................... [1]

[Total: 3]

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Find the nth term of this sequence.

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

[Total: 2]
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22
234 = 2 × 32× 13 1872 = 24× 32× 13 234 × 1872 = 438 048

Use this information to write 438 048 as a product of its prime factors.

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

[Total: 1]

23 Find

(a) a multiple of 14,

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

(b) ,

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

(c) ,

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

(d) .

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

[Total: 4]

24 = {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}
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(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]

25 The Venn diagram shows the number of students in a class of 40 who study physics (P), mathematics (M)
and geography (G).
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(a) Use set notation to describe the shaded region.

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

(b) Find .

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

(c) A student is chosen at random from those studying geography.

Find the probability that this student also studies physics or mathematics but not both.

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

[Total: 4]
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Use set notation to describe the shaded region.

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

[Total: 1]

27 There are 50 families in a village.

C = {families who own a car}

B = {families who own a bicycle}

23 families own a car.

10 families own a car and a bicycle.
6 families own no cars and no bicycles.

(a) Complete the Venn diagram.

[2]

(b) Find .

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

[Total: 3]

28 A group of 120 students take two tests, mathematics and English.

Here is some information about the number of students who pass mathematics (M) and who pass English (E).

• 61 students pass mathematics.

• 27 students pass both mathematics and English.
• 19 students do not pass mathematics and do not pass English.
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M E

(a) Complete the Venn diagram. [3]

(b) Use the Venn diagram to find n(E).

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

[Total: 4]

29 = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}

E = {x: x is an even number}
M = {x: x is a multiple of 3}

E M

(a) Complete the Venn diagram. [2]

(b) Write down .

................................................... [1]
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(c) A number is chosen at random from the universal set .

Write down the probability that the number is in the set .

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

[Total: 5]

30 Use set notation to describe the shaded region in each Venn diagram.

[2]

[Total: 2]

31 50 students study at least one of the subjects geography (G), mathematics (M) and history (H).

18 study only mathematics.

19 study two or three of these subjects.
23 study geography.

The Venn diagram below is to be used to show this information.

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(a) Show that x = 4.

[2]

(b) Complete the Venn diagram. [2]

(c) Use set notation to complete this statement.

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

(d) Find .

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

[Total: 6]

32 One day, the number of members using the exercise machines (E), the swimming pool (S) and the tennis
courts (T) at a sports club is shown on the Venn diagram.
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(a) Find the number of members using only the tennis courts.

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

(b) Find the number of members using the swimming pool.

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

(c) A member using the swimming pool is chosen at random.

Find the probability that this member also uses the tennis courts and the exercise machines.

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

(d) Find .

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

[Total: 5]

33 (a) Use set notation to complete the statements for the Venn diagram above.

(i) c .............................. X [1]

(ii) .............................. = { a, m, e } [1]

(iii) .............................. [1]

(b) List the elements of .

................................................... [1]
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(c) Find .

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

[Total: 5]

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P Q

3 5 10

The Venn diagram shows the number of elements in each set.

(a) Find n(P '∩Q).

Answer(a) ................................................... [1]

(b) Complete the statement n( .........................................) = 17. [1]

[Total: 2]

35 Shade the correct region in each Venn diagram.

K L

P Q

Q ∪ P' M
(K ∪ L) ∩ M '

[2]

[Total: 2]

36 A baker asks some customers if they like lemon cake (L) and if they like chocolate cake (C).
The Venn diagram shows the results.
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L C
Kab Bel
Yesa
Jai
Haji Var
Rea Nera
Esh Ada
Chir

Taj

(a) Work out the fraction of the customers who like lemon cake or chocolate cake but not both.

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

(b) Use set notation to complete the statement.

{Jai, Nera} = .............................. [1]

(c) What does the Venn diagram show about Taj?

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

[Total: 3]

37 On the Venn diagram, shade the region .

[1]

[Total: 1]
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38 In this Venn diagram, shade the region .

[1]

[Total: 1]

39

Find .

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

[Total: 1]

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

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