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1. Calculate the following :-

 

a)   12.37  -  4.59  +  3.29

 

b)  6.31  x  80

 

c)   7.26  ÷  60

 

d)   

Solution

 

 

2. An amusement park has the following entrance fees :-

 

 

	Entrance Fees   Adults   £20   Children  £ 10   25% Discount for groups of 10 or more persons.

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

How much does it cost for a group of  8 children and 2 adults to visit the park ?

 

Solution

 

 

3.        There are 3 red, 4 green, 6 yellow and 2 black jelly babies in a bag.

               David closes his eyes, picks a jelly baby from the bag and eats it.

 

a)   What is the probability that this jelly baby  is NOT red ?

 

Solution

 

 

4.   A hotel has the following breakfast menu :-

       

       

	Breakfast Menu               Orange Juice Or Cereal   ***********   Bacon and Eggs Or Kippers Or Croissant   ************   Tea Or Coffee

 

                                                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guests may pick 3 items, one from each section.

 

Amy decides to have bacon and eggs as her second choice.

 

List all the possible combinations she can take.

 

Solution

 

 

 

5.  a)   Solve algebraically

 

    

 

 

  b)   Factorise fully

 

             

 

Solution

 

 

6.  Fill in the two missing entries and find a rule for the sequence

 

             3 , 12 ,  21 ,        ,         ,   48   

 

 

Solution

 

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Margaret has joined her friends on a kayaking trip along the Moray coast.

The group launches at 11 am  and plan to paddle for a while, stop for lunch and wait for the tide to help them on their way.

 

a)   How far have they travelled when they stop for lunch ?

 

       b)  What is the time when they start again ?

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

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        In the above semi-circle with centre O:-

 

 

a)   Name the right angle.

 

        b)  Calculate the length of the diameter, d.

 

Solution

 

 

 

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a)   What is the gradient of the line AB ?

 

b)  Write down the value of the y-intercept.

 

c)   Write down the equation of the line AB

 

Solution

 

10.

 

        Steven is flying to Ibiza on holiday.

He is going to travel to Aberdeen Airport from Elgin.

His flight leaves at 16.45 hrs and he must check in at the airport 1 hours before this time.

 

a) What is his latest check in time ?

 

He decides to travel to Aberdeen Airport by bus.

The timetable is shown below:-

 

Elgin Bus Station	Depart	10.50 hrs	12.50 hrs	14.50 hrs
Aberdeen Airport	Arrive	12.40 hrs	14.40 hrs	16.40 hrs

 

 

b) How long does the bus journey take ?

 

He arrives at the airport at 14.40 hrs, but his flight is delayed by 1 hr 25 mins due to fog.

 

c)   How long does he wait at the airport before he finally takes off ?

 

Solution

 

End of Test