Refreshing Revision

Number Sequences 1

What is the 9th:
a) Odd number; 17
b) Square number; 81
c) Prime number. 23

Factors

Find all the factors of:

39

1, 3, 13, 39.

Multiples

Subtract the 6th from the 10th multiples of:

3

12

Polygons

What are the names of regular polygons with:
a) three sides;
b) four sides;
c) five sides.

Equilateral Triangle, Square and Pentagon (all regular)

Rounding (3sf)

Round to three significant figures:
a) 36.61; 36.6
b) 741650; 742000
c) 87; 87.0
d) 0.008795; 0.00880

Area of a Triangle

Find the area of a triangle that has a base of 3cm and a height of 6cm.

9cm2

Area of a Trapezium

Find the area of a trapezium that has a base of 10cm, a height of 9cm and a top (parallel to base) of 4cm. 63cm2

Fractions (Adding)

Evaluate:

\( \frac{3}{6} + \frac{9}{11}\) \(= 1\frac{7}{22}\)

Fractions (Multiplying)

Evaluate:

\( \frac{3}{4} × \frac{5}{6}\) \(= \frac{5}{8}\)

Fractions (Dividing)

Evaluate:

\( \frac{2}{4} ÷ \frac{8}{6}\) \(= \frac{3}{8}\)

Circle (Vocabulary)

Name the red part.

Circle part Circle part

Venn Diagrams

Describe the red region.

Circle part Circle part

Shape Formulas

What is the formula?

Circle part Circle part

Formulas (Advanced)

What is it?

Circle part Circle part

Fraction to Percentage

Convert this fraction to a percentage.

\( \frac{5}{10}\) \(= 50\)%

Circle Area

Find the area of a circle that has a radius of 8cm. Give your answer to three significant figures.

201cm2

Circle Circumference

Find the circumference of a circle that has a radius of 7cm. Give your answer to three significant figures.

44.0cm

Decimals (Adding)

Calculate the value of:

2.7 + 7.5

= 10.2

Decimals (Subtracting)

Calculate the value of:

9.4 − 3.7

= 5.7

Decimals (Multiplying)

Calculate the value of:

2.5 × 7.4

= 18.5

Decimals (Dividing)

Calculate the value of:

59.8 ÷ 13

= 4.6

Indices (Simple)

What is the value of:

12

= 1

Indices (Advanced)

What is the value of:

\(5^{1}\)

\(= 5\)

Basic Addition

Calculate the value of:

85 + 28

= 113

Basic Subtraction

Calculate the value of:

94 − 27

= 67

Basic Multiplication

Calculate the value of:

52 × 28

= 1456

Basic Division 2

Calculate the value of:

1800 ÷ 25

= 72

Percentage (Of)

Find the value of:

95% of 80

= 76

Standard Form 1

Find the value of:

9.3 × 106

= 9300000

Highest Common Factor

Find the highest common factor of twenty four and six.

= 6

Times Tables (2-5)

3 × 5 = 15

9 × 4 = 36

8 × 3 = 24

5 × 4 = 20

4 × 4 = 16

6 × 3 = 18

7 × 3 = 21

2 × 5 = 10

Times Tables (2-12)

3 × 8 = 24

4 × 11 = 44

7 × 6 = 42

9 × 4 = 36

6 × 6 = 36

5 × 8 = 40

8 × 9 = 72

2 × 7 = 14

Times Tables (2)

5 × 2 = 10

4 × 2 = 8

8 × 2 = 16

7 × 2 = 14

9 × 2 = 18

3 × 2 = 6

6 × 2 = 12

2 × 2 = 4

Times Tables (3)

6 × 3 = 18

3 × 3 = 9

7 × 3 = 21

5 × 3 = 15

4 × 3 = 12

9 × 3 = 27

8 × 3 = 24

2 × 3 = 6

Times Tables (4)

4 × 4 = 16

5 × 4 = 20

3 × 4 = 12

8 × 4 = 32

7 × 4 = 28

6 × 4 = 24

9 × 4 = 36

2 × 4 = 8

Times Tables (5)

5 × 5 = 25

3 × 5 = 15

8 × 5 = 40

4 × 5 = 20

7 × 5 = 35

9 × 5 = 45

6 × 5 = 30

2 × 5 = 10

Times Tables (6)

3 × 6 = 18

7 × 6 = 42

5 × 6 = 30

4 × 6 = 24

9 × 6 = 54

8 × 6 = 48

6 × 6 = 36

2 × 6 = 12

Times Tables (7)

5 × 7 = 35

9 × 7 = 63

4 × 7 = 28

7 × 7 = 49

8 × 7 = 56

6 × 7 = 42

3 × 7 = 21

2 × 7 = 14

Times Tables (8)

5 × 8 = 40

3 × 8 = 24

8 × 8 = 64

7 × 8 = 56

9 × 8 = 72

4 × 8 = 32

6 × 8 = 48

2 × 8 = 16

Times Tables (9)

8 × 9 = 72

6 × 9 = 54

7 × 9 = 63

4 × 9 = 36

5 × 9 = 45

9 × 9 = 81

3 × 9 = 27

2 × 9 = 18

Times Tables (12)

4 × 12 = 48

8 × 12 = 96

9 × 12 = 108

6 × 12 = 72

7 × 12 = 84

5 × 12 = 60

3 × 12 = 36

2 × 12 = 24

Fractions (Equivalent)

Write this fraction in its simplest form:

\( \frac{9}{36}\) \(= \frac{1}{4}\)

Fractions (Mixed)

Evaluate:

\( 3\frac{2}{3} − \frac{4}{5}\) \(= 2\frac{13}{15}\)

Pythagoras

Find BC if AB = 5.1m and AC = 6.5m. 8.26m

Trigonometry (Angle)

Find angle BCA if AC = 3.2m and BC = 4.5m. 44.7o

Trigonometry (Side)

Find BC if angle BCA = 54o and AB = 3.4m. 4.20m

Roman Numerals (1-12)

Give your answer in Roman numerals.

2

Roman Numerals (60-100)

Give your answer in Roman numerals.

2

Roman Numerals (Large)

Give your answer in Roman numerals.

2

Fraction to Decimal

Convert this fraction to a decimal to 3 significant figures.

\( \frac{2}{6}\) \(= 0.333\)

Decimal to Fraction

Convert this decimal to a fraction.

\(0.13\) = \( \frac{13}{100}\)

Percentage (Increase)


Increase £100 by 20%

£120

Lowest Common Multiple

What is the lowest common multiple of sixteen and twenty.

= 80

Sequence (Arithmetic)

7,17,27,37,47...

Find the:
a) next term; 57
b) nth term; 10n - 3
c) term number 42; 417

Sequence (Geometric)

5,20,80,320,1280...

Find the:
a) next term; 5120
b) nth term; 5 × 4n-1
c) term number 10; 1310720

Interest (Simple)

If £140 is invested for 7 years with a simple interest rate of 1%, find the amount of interest earned. £9.80

Interest (Compound)

If £180 is invested with an interest rate of 3% compounded annually, find the value of the investment after 6 years. £214.93

Currency Exchange

If £1 is worth $1.31, convert:

a) £160 to dollars; $209.60

b) $180 to pounds; £137.40

Coordinates (Midpoint)

What are the coordinates of the midpoint of the line joining:

\((3,0) \text{ and } (15,10)\)

(9,5)

Gradient

What is the gradient of the line joining:

\((-3,-1) \text{ and } (2,4)\)

1

Coordinates (Square)

Here are the coordinates of 3 vertices of a square, what are the coordinates of the 4th?

\((3,2),(8,6),(-1,7)\)

(4,11)

Negative Numbers

a) 8 − 18 = -10
b) 8 × (-6) = -48
c) (6−18)(12−20) = 96
d) 48 ÷ (-6) = -8
e) (-10)2 = 100

Substitution

If p = 6, q = 23 and
r = -12 evaluate:

a) 2q − p = 40
b) pq + r = 126
c) p2 − 5q - r = -67

Equations (Type 1)

Solve:

\(2x = 16\)

\(x = 8\)

Equations (Type 2)

Solve:

\(5x -9= 21\)

\(x = 6\)

Equations (Type 3)

Solve:

\(4x +5= 3x + 9\)

\(x = 4\)

Equations (Type 4)

Solve:

\(4(4x -2)-6= 18\)

\(x = 2\)

Equations (Type 5)

Solve:

\(5(2x + 3)= 2(2x + 3)\)

\(x = -1.5\)

Equations (Simultaneous 1)

Solve:

\(4x+2y = 28\)
\(2x-2y = 8\)

\(x = 6, y = 2\)

Equations (Simultaneous 2)

Solve:

\(3x-4y = 4\)
\(7x-12y = 4\)

\(x = 4, y = 2\)

Equations (Simultaneous 3)

Solve:

\(5x+3y = -52\)
\(3x+2y = -31.5\)

\(x = -9.5, y = -1.5\)

Sets (Union)

Find the union of:

{6,7,8,9,10} and
{2,6,12}

{2,6,7,8,9,10,12}

Sets (Intersection)

Find the intersection of:

{2,4,6,8,10} and
{1,3,5,7,9}

Bearings

A plane flies from point A to point B on a bearing of 092o. What bearing would it return on from B to A? 272o

Probability

A number is picked at random from the set

{2,3,5,7,11,13}

what is the probability it is even? \(\frac16\)

BIDMAS

Evaluate:

(16 − 9)2 + 6 × 6

85

Simplify

Simplify the following by collecting like terms:

\(b+4c-7b+4c\)

\(8c-6b\)

Ratio

Divide 99 in the ratio

2:9

18 and 81

Graph (Linear)

Draw a rough sketch of the graph of:

\(y=2x\)

Gradient 2
y intercept 0

Prime Factors

Express the following number as the product of prime numbers:

270

2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 5

Percentage (Reverse)

In a sale an item costs £26 after a 35% reduction. What was the original price?

£40

Averages

Find the mean, mode, median and range of the following:

1,3,5,7,9

Mean = 5, no mode,
median = 5 and range = 8

Time (Analogue)

What time is this?

Circle part Circle part

Time (Digital)

Sketch a clock face:

Circle part Circle part

Decimals (Recurring)

Write the following recurring decimal as a fraction in its lowest terms.

0.242424... \(\frac{8}{33}\)

Percentage (Decrease)


Decrease £140 by 5%

£133

Brackets (Linear)

Expand:

\(2(8x-5)\)

\(16x-10\)

Brackets (Quadratic)

Expand:

\((x+4)(x-3)\)

\(x^2+x-12\)

Factorise (Linear)

Factorise:

\(35x-21\)

\(7(5x-3)\)

Factorise (Quadratic 1)

Factorise:

\(x^2-2x-3\)

\((x+1)(x-3)\)

Factorise (Quadratic 2)

Factorise:

\(6x^2+7x-3\)

\((2x+3)(3x-1)\)

Circle Theorems

Which theorem?

Circle part Circle part

Standard Form 2

Find the value of:

5.13 × 10-4

= 0.000513

Standard Form 3

Write in standard form:

75300

= 7.53 × 104

Standard Form 4

Write in standard form:

0.0000894

= 8.94 × 10-5

Sequence (Quadratic)

Find the nth term:

\(-5, 3, 15, 31, 51, \)

\(2n^2+2n-9\)

Standard Form 5

Multiply 4 × 102
by 9 × 102 and give the answer in standard form.

= 3.6 × 105

Equations (Quadratic 1)

Solve:

\(x^2-x-30= 0\)

\(x = 6\) and \(-5\)

Equations (Quadratic 2)

Solve this equation giving the solutions to 3 significant figures:

\(3x^2+x-5 = 0\)

\(x = 1.14\) and \(-1.47\)

Polygon Angles

What is the size of each interior angle of a regular hexagon?

120°

Interior and Exterior angles

Change The Subject

Make \(k\) the subject of the formula
$$c=\frac{a(2+k)}{b}$$

$$k=\frac{bc}{a}-2$$

Basic Division 1

Calculate the value of:

4788 ÷ 9

= 532

Number Sequences 2

What is the 8th:
a) Cube number; 512
b) Triangular number; 36
c) Fibonacci number. 21

Square Numbers

What are the next three square numbers after
49

64, 81, 100

Prime Numbers

What is the difference between the 4th and the 5th prime numbers?

11 - 7 = 4

Last Lesson

Write down something you learnt in the previous mathematics lesson.

Last Week

Write down something you learnt in one of the mathematics lessons last week.

Angles

Calculate \(x\).

Angle diagram Angle diagram

Decimals (Ordering)

Write down these numbers: 3, 3.33, 3.3, 3.03, 0.33, 0.3, 0.03, in ascending order.
0.03, 0.3, 0.33, 3, 3.03, 3.3, 3.33,

Lengths (Ordering)

Write down these lengths: 18mm, 1.08m, 107cm, 17cm, 1.8m, 1.7cm, in order.
1.7cm, 18mm, 17cm, 107cm, 1.08m, 1.8m,

Capacities (Ordering)

Write down these capacities: 200ml, 18cl, 21cl, 173ml, 17cl, 18ml, in order.
18ml, 17cl, 173ml, 18cl, 200ml, 21cl,

Angles with Parallels 1

Angle diagram j = 97

Angles with Parallels 2

Angle diagram d = 91

Rounding (1sf)

Round to one significant figure:
a) 98.22; 100
b) 461765; 500000
c) 70; 70
d) 0.00959; 0.01


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