Worksheet - 1
1 Simplify a 3b 7 ÷a 6b 2 .
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2
2 Simplify (27x 9) 3 .
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⎛4 ⎞⎟ −2
3 Simplify ⎜⎜ ⎟ .
⎝x ⎠
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4 Complete the statement.
When w = ............... , 10w = 70.
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5 y = p − 2qx 2
p = − 10
q =3
x = −5
Work out the value of y .
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2
6 Kelly is trying to work out the two values of w for which 3w − w 3 = 2
Her values are 1 and -1
Are her values correct?
You must show your working.
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7 Find the number of sides of a regular polygon with interior angle 162°.
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8 The angles of a quadrilateral are x °, (x + 5) °, (2x − 25) ° and (x + 10) °.
Find the value of x .
x = .............................................. [3]
3
9 The diagram shows a path around a pond.
The pond is in the shape of a rectangle with length 7m and width 4m.
The path is 3m wide.
Ali is going to cover the path with gravel.
One bag of gravel will cover 10 m2 of the path.
How many bags of gravel does Ali need to buy?
You must show your working.
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10 A box contains 3 blue pens, 4 red pens and 8 green pens only.
A pen is chosen at random from the box.
Find the probability that this pen is green.
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4
11 Samira has a bag containing 20 sweets.
In the bag, there are 5 red, 6 green and 9 yellow sweets.
Samira chooses one sweet at random from the bag.
Write down the probability that she chooses a yellow sweet.
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12 The diagram shows six discs.
Each disc has a colour and a number.
One disc is picked at random.
Write down the probability that
i) the disc has the number 4,
[1]
ii) the disc is red and has the number 3,
[1]
iii) the disc is blue and has the number 4.
[1]
13 The test scores of 14 students are shown below.
21 21 23 26 25 21 22 20 21 23 23 27 24 21
A student is chosen at random.
Find the probability that this student has a test score of more than 24.
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5
14 Factorise completely 21a 2 + 28ab .
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15 Expand and simplify (x + 1) (x + 2) + 2x (x − 3) .
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⎛⎜ 1 7 ⎞⎟ 6
16 Work out ⎜2 − ⎟ × .
⎝ 3 8 ⎠ 25
You must show all your working and give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
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17 Insert one pair of brackets to make this calculation correct.
7 − 5 − 3 + 4 = 9
[1]
18 Complete the list of factors of 36.
1, 2, ............................................. , 36
[2]
6
19 The temperature at 07 00 is -3 °C.
This temperature is 11 °C higher than the temperature at 01 00.
Find the temperature at 01 00.
................................................ °C [1]
20 Here is a list of numbers.
87 77 57 47 27
From this list, write down
i) a cube number,
[1]
ii) a prime number.
[1]
7
21 Work out of 198 kg.
11
........................................... kg [2]
2
22 Find the value of 64 3 .
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7
23 Greg sells car insurance and home insurance.
he table shows the cost of these insurances.
Insurance car insurance home insurance
Cost £200 £350
Each month Greg earns
£530 basic pay
5% of the cost of all the car insurance he sells
and 10% of the cost of all the home insurance he sells
In May Greg sold
6 car insurances
and 4 home insurances
Work out the total amount of money Greg earned in May.
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8
24 Here are some numbers written in standard form
3 . 4 × 10−1 1 . 36 × 106 7 . 9 × 100 2 . 4 × 105 5 . 21 × 10−3 4 . 3 × 10−2
From these numbers, write down;
i) the largest number,
[1]
ii) the smallest number.
[1]
25 Work out the value of (9 × 10-4) × (3 × 107)
Give your answer in standard form.
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26 Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 72 and 90.
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27 Write 800 as a product of its prime factors.
Show your working clearly.
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9
5( F − 32)
28 Make F the subject of the formula C=
9
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4d + t 3
29 Make t the subject of n2=
t3
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30 (a) Write 6789 correct to the nearest 100.
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(b) Write 6789 correct to 3 significant figures.
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31 By writing each number correct to 1 significant figure, estimate the value of
37. 8 × 13. 2
28. 5 + 22. 1
You must show all your working.
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10
32 (a) Marco is making patterns with grey and white circular mats.
The patterns form a sequence.
Marco makes a table to show some information about the patterns.
Pattern number 1 2 3 4 5
Number of grey mats 6 9 12 15
Total number of
6 10 15 21
mats
Complete the table for Pattern 5.
[2]
(b) Find an expression, in terms of n , for the number of grey mats in Pattern n .
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(c) Marco makes a pattern with 24 grey mats.
Find the total number of mats in this pattern.
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11
33
Find the area of triangle ABC.
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34 Kristian receives $72.
Kristian spends 45% of his $72 on a computer game.
Calculate the price of the computer game.
$ ............................................... [2]
12
35 The number of cars parked in a car park at 9 am is recorded for 10 days.
124 130 129 116 132 120 127 107 118 114
Complete the stem-and-leaf diagram.
[2]
36 In 2018, Gretal earned $32 000.
In 2019, Gretal’s earnings increased by 7%.
Work out her earnings in 2019.
$ ................................................ [3]
13
37 The table gives some information about the birds Paula sees in her garden one day.
Bird Frequency
Magpie 15
Thrush 10
Startling 20
Sparrow 27
Complete the accurate pie chart.
[3]
14
38 (a)Chloe recorded the test marks of 20 students.
22 29 38 16 36 18 30 21 27 43
14 41 25 38 46 19 48 34 23 46
Show this information in an ordered stem and leaf diagram.
[2]
(b) One of these students is going to be chosen at random.
Find the probability that this student has a test mark less than 28
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39 Mr Mason asks 240 Year 11 students what they want to do next year.
15% of the students want to go to college.
3
of the students want to stay at school.
4
The rest of the students do not know.
Work out the number of students who do not know.
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15
40 Mr Brown and his 2 children are going to London by train.
An adult ticket costs £24
A child ticket costs £12
Mr Brown has a Family Railcard.
Family Railcard gives
1
off adult tickets
3
60% off child tickets
Work out the total cost of the tickets when Mr Brown uses his Family Railcard.
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41 Circle the fraction that is equivalent to 3 . 875
15 29 31 15
4 8 8 8
[1]
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Worksheet - 2
1. y = mx + c
Find the value of y when m = − 3 , x = − 2 and c = − 8 .
y = .......................................... [2]
2. Simplify 2p − q − 3q − 5p
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3. Here are the heights, in cm, of 18 children.
98 90 84 102 115 91
88 91 108 110 97 93
90 89 103 95 92 106
Show this information in an ordered stem and leaf diagram.
[3]
1
3
4. Simplify (3x 2y 4)
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5. Simplify 2x 2 × 5x 5
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6.
The diagram shows a triangle drawn between a pair of parallel lines.
Find the value of x and the value of y.
x = .................................................
y = ................................................. [3]
2
7. 120 students choose what they want to do when they leave school.
Their choices are shown in the table.
Choice Number of students
University 57
Training 45
Work 18
Complete the pie chart to show this information.
Label each sector clearly.
[3]
8. Find the number of sides of a regular polygon with interior angle 162°.
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3
9.
Triangle ABC is isosceles.
Angle ABC = 32° and AB = AC .
Find angle BAC .
Angle BAC = ................................. [3]
10. Expand and simplify.
(3x − 7) (2x + 9)
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11. Expand.
a ( a 3 + 3)
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4
12.
Triangle ABC is isosceles.
AC is parallel to BD.
Find the value of a and the value of b .
a = ..............................................
b = .............................................. [2]
13. A regular polygon has an interior angle of 176°.
Find the number of sides of this polygon.
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5
14. One month, Gretal spent a total of $360 on presents.
1
She spent of this total on presents for her parents.
5
2
She spent of the remaining money on presents for her friends.
3
She spent the rest of the money on presents for her sisters.
Calculate the percentage of the $360 that she spent on presents for her sisters.
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2 1 2
15. Work out + × .
3 4 3
Write down all the steps of your working and give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
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6
16.
AB = BC and ABD is a straight line.
Find the value of x .
x = ................................................. [2]
17. (a) Factorise 5p +pt .
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(b) Factorise completely 21a 2 + 28ab .
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t
(c) Make t the subject of the formula y = − 2a
3
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7
18. (a) Expand and simplify.
6(2y − 3) − 5(y + 1)
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(b) Expand the brackets and simplify.
(2p + 3) (3p − 2)
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19.
(a)
Complete the statements.
a = ............................................... because ............................................................................................. [2]
b = ............................................... because .............................................................................................. [2]
8
(b) A pattern is made using identical rectangular tiles.
Find the total area of the pattern.
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1
20. Collette has $136 and spends half of her money on clothes and of her money on books.
5
Calculate the amount she has left.
$ ............................................... [3]
9
21. The diagram shows a garden in the shape of a rectangle.
All measurements are in metres.
The perimeter of the garden is 32 metres.
Work out the value of x .
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22. Express 56 as the product of its prime factors.
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10
23. At noon the temperature in Maseru was 21°C.
At midnight the temperature had fallen by 26 °C.
Work out the temperature at midnight.
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24.
32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
From the list of numbers, write down
i) a multiple of 8, [1]
ii) a square number, [1]
iii) a prime number. [1]
25. Complete the list of factors of 36.
1, 2, ............................................. , 36 [2]
26. Here is a list of numbers.
2
21 13 31 121 51 0.7
3
From this list, write down
i) a prime number, [1]
ii) an irrational number. [1]
27. The Earth has a surface area of approximately 510 100 000 km2.
Write this surface area in standard form.
.......................................... km2 [1]
11
28. In 2018, Gretal earned $32 000.
She paid tax of 24% on these earnings.
Work out the amount she paid in tax in 2018.
$ ................................................ [2]
29 In the Venn diagram, shade X '∩Y.
30 40 children were asked if they have a computer or a phone or both. The Venn diagram
shows the results.
12
Complete the Venn diagram.
31 The length of a book is 33.8 cm, correct to one decimal place.
i) Write down the lower bound of the length of the book.
.............................................. cm [1]
ii) Write down the upper bound of the length of the book.
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32 a
= 3c
b
b
=2
c
Work out the value of a when c = 8
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33 Simplify.
i) a 3 × a 6
[1]
ii) (5xy 2) 3
[2]
34 Factorise.
xy + 5y + 2x + 10
[2]
35 Expand and simplify (x + 3) (x − 5) (3x − 1) .
[3]
1−x
36 Solve the equation = 5.
3
x= ............................................ [3]
37 Factorise x 2 - x − 42.
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38 Make
ac + 8
c the subject of the formula p =
3+c
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39 Simplify.
x 2 − 5x
2x 2 − 50
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40 (a) In a sequence
T 1 = 17 T 2 = 12 T3 = 7 T 4 = 2.
Find
T5
[1]
(b) Find T .
n
[2]
40 A line joins A (1, 3) to B (5, 8) .
Find the midpoint of AB .
( ........................ , ........................) [2]
41 The point A has coordinates (5, −4)
The point B has coordinates (13, 1)
Work out the coordinates of the midpoint and gradient of AB .
[4]
42
Find the equation of line l in the form y = mx + c .
y = .............................................. [3].
43 A straight line, l , has equation y = 5x + 12 .
Write down the gradient of line l .
[1]
44 Find the gradient of the line that is perpendicular to the line 2y = 3 + 5x .
[2]
45 The line L is shown on the grid.
Find an equation for L.
[2]
46
The diagram shows the speed–time graph for 90 seconds of a journey.
Calculate the total distance travelled during the 90 seconds.
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47
In the diagram, PQ is parallel to BC .
APB and AQC are straight lines.
PQ = 8 cm, BC = 10 cm and AB = 9cm.
Calculate PB .
PB = .......................................... cm [2]
48 Rectangle ABCD is mathematically similar to rectangle DAEF .
AB = 10 cm.
AD = 4 cm.
Work out the area of
rectangle DAEF .
[2]
49 The region, shown shaded in the diagram, is a path.
The boundary of the path is formed by two semicircles, with the same centre O , and two
straight lines.
The inner semicircle has a radius of 7 metres.
The path has a width of 2 metres.
Work out the perimeter of the path.
Give your answer as a simplified expression in terms of π.
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50 The diagram shows the plan of a small field.
Kevin is going to keep some pigs in the field.
Each pig needs an area of 36 square metres.
Work out the greatest number of pigs Kevin can keep in the field.
[3]
51 The length of the side of a square is 12 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.
Calculate the upper bound for the perimeter of the square.
........................................... cm [2]
52 (a) Jane has a packet of seeds. The probability that a seed will grow is 0.75.
What is the probability that a seed will not grow?
(1)
(b) Jane plants 200 of these seeds.
Estimate the number of the seeds that will grow.
(2)
53 The scatter diagram shows the value, in thousands of dollars, of eight houses in 1996
and the value of the same houses in 2016.
One of these eight houses had a value of $70 000 in 1996.
Write down the value of this house in 2016.
$ ................................................ [1]
(b) The values of two more houses are shown in the table.
Value in 1996 ($ thousands) 40 80
Value in 2016 ($ thousands) 80 150
On the scatter diagram, plot these values. [1]
(c) On the scatter diagram, draw a line of best fit. [1]
(d) Another house had a value of $50 000 in 1996.
Find an estimate of the value of this house in 2016.
$ ................................................ [1]
54 120 students choose what they want to do when they leave school. Their choices are
shown in the table.
Choice Number of students
University 57
Training 45
Work 18
Complete the pie chart to show this information. Label each sector clearly.
(4)
55 The time, t minutes, it takes each of 50 students to travel to school is recorded.
The table shows the results.
Time (t minutes) 0 < t ≤ 10 10 < t ≤ 15 15 < t ≤ 20 20 < t ≤ 40
Frequency 7 19 16 8
Write down the modal class.
................ <t ≤ ................ min [1]
56 The range, mode, median and mean of five positive integers are all equal to 10.
Find one possible set of these five integers.
(4)
56 Jenny has six cards.
Each card has a whole number written on it so that
the smallest number is 5
the largest number is 24
the median of the six numbers is 14
the mode of the six numbers is 8
Jenny arranges her cards so that the numbers are in order of size.
For the remaining four cards, write on each dotted line a number that could be on the card.
(3)
57 Calculate the area of this trapezium.
Give your answer as an exact value.
......................................... cm2 [4]
58 Triangle ABC has perimeter 20 cm.
AB = 7 cm.
BC = 4 cm.
By calculation, deduce whether triangle ABC is a right-angled triangle.
(4)