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Two fair dice are tossed together once.

(a) Draw a sample space for the possible outcomes ;

(b) Find the probability of getting a total : (i) of 7 or 8 ; (ii) less than 4.

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(a) A sector of a circle of radius 8cm subtends an angle of 90° at the centre of the circle. If the sector is folded without overlap to form the curved surface of a cone, find the :

(i) base radius ; (ii) height ; (iii) volume of the cone. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].

(b) A map is drawn to a scale of 1 : 20,000. Use it to calculate the : (i) distance, in kilometres, represented by 4.5 cm on the map ; 

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53

(a)(i) If \(4x < 2 + 3x\) and \(x - 8 < 3x\), what range of values of x satisfies both inequalities? ; (ii) Represent your result in (i) on the number line.

(b) A shop is sending out a bill for an amount less than £100. The accountant interchanges the two digits and so overcharges the customer by 45. Given that the sum of the two digits is 9, find how much the bill should be.

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In the diagram, ABCDEO is two- thirds of a circle centre O. The radius AO is 7cm and /AB/ = /BC/ = /CD/ = /DE/. Calculate, correct to the nearest whole number, the area of the shaded portion. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].

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(a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, (i) construct \(\Delta\) XYZ such that |XY| = 8 cm and < YXZ = < ZYX = 45°. (ii) locate a point P inside the triangle equidistant from XY and XZ and also equidistance from YX and YZ. (iii) construct a circle touching the three sides of the triangle (iv) measure the radius of the circle.

(b) The length of the sides of a hexagon are x - 5, 2x, 2x, 2x + 7, 2x and 2x - 1. If the perimeter is 144 cm, find the value of x.

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