United Kingdom · Year 10 · Practice Sheet 45

1. 1.

   £3,500 is invested at 10% simple interest per year for 4 years. Find the interest earned.

   Formula:Simple Interest

   $I = \dfrac{P \times r \times t}{100}$

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2. 2.

   Solve using the quadratic formula: x² − 4x + 0 = 0.

   Formula:Quadratic Formula

   $x = \dfrac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}$

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3. 3.

   A population of 8,700 grows 3% per year. Find its size after 8 years (nearest whole number).

   Formula:Exponential Growth

   $N = N_0 (1 + r)^{t}$

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4. 4.

   A bag has 26 equally likely marbles, of which 10 are red. Find the probability of drawing a red marble (to 3 d.p.).

   Formula:Simple Probability

   $P(E) = \dfrac{\text{favourable}}{\text{total}}$

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5. 5.

   An object has mass 298.8 g and volume 36 cm³. Find its density.

   Formula:Density

   $\rho = \dfrac{m}{V}$

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6. 6.

   An object with initial velocity 7 m/s accelerates at 1.2 m/s² for 4 s. Find the distance travelled.

   Formula:Kinematics (s = ut + ½at²)

   $s = ut + \tfrac{1}{2}at^2$

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7. 7.

   A value changes from 102 to 86. Find the percentage change (to 2 d.p.).

   Formula:Percentage Change

   $\%\,\text{change} = \dfrac{\text{new} - \text{old}}{\text{old}} \times 100$

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8. 8.

   £2,600 is invested at 6% compound interest per annum for 5 years. Find the final amount (to 2 d.p.).

   Formula:Compound Interest

   $A = P\left(1 + \dfrac{r}{100}\right)^{t}$

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9. 9.

   Find the gravitational potential energy of a 20 kg object raised 38 m. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

   Formula:Gravitational Potential Energy

   $PE = mgh$

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10. 10.

    A population of 1,600 grows 5% per year. Find its size after 3 years (nearest whole number).

    Formula:Exponential Growth

    $N = N_0 (1 + r)^{t}$

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11. 11.

    A 14 kg object moves at 18 m/s. Find its kinetic energy.

    Formula:Kinetic Energy

    $KE = \tfrac{1}{2} m v^2$

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12. 12.

    An object has mass 149.1 g and volume 21 cm³. Find its density.

    Formula:Density

    $\rho = \dfrac{m}{V}$

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13. 13.

    Find the sum of the first 9 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 10 and common difference d = 5.

    Formula:Sum of an Arithmetic Series

    $S_n = \tfrac{n}{2}\left(2a + (n-1)d\right)$

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14. 14.

    A device runs at 165 V drawing 1.8 A. Find its power consumption.

    Formula:Electrical Power

    $P = V I$

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15. 15.

    A current of 4.4 A flows through a 57 Ω resistor. Find the voltage across it.

    Formula:Ohm's Law

    $V = I R$

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16. 16.

    £1,000 is invested at 6% simple interest per year for 2 years. Find the interest earned.

    Formula:Simple Interest

    $I = \dfrac{P \times r \times t}{100}$

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17. 17.

    A wave has frequency 450 Hz and wavelength 2.2 m. Find its speed.

    Formula:Wave Speed

    $v = f\lambda$

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18. 18.

    A right-angled triangle has legs of 11 cm and 10 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

    Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

    $c = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}$

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19. 19.

    £500 is invested at 6% compound interest per annum for 3 years. Find the final amount (to 2 d.p.).

    Formula:Compound Interest

    $A = P\left(1 + \dfrac{r}{100}\right)^{t}$

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20. 20.

    Find the sum of the first 16 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 6 and common difference d = 7.

    Formula:Sum of an Arithmetic Series

    $S_n = \tfrac{n}{2}\left(2a + (n-1)d\right)$

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