Maths Homework Name:_______________
Y8 Pascal group – Set & due every Monday
Topic – Probability
L5 – I can calculate simple probabilities and
place events on a probability scale.
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Wednesday in the maths base.
Core – Probability
1) A normal dice is thrown. Write down the probability of getting:
a) a 5
b) a number less than 5
2) In Nicole’s pencil case there are 4 blue, 1 red, 3 black and 2 green pens.
She takes out a pen without looking at it.
What is the probability that it is:
a) red
b) black or blue?
3) An 8 sided dice is numbered 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2.
a) What is the probability of getting a 0 on one throw?
b) What is the probability of not getting a 2?
4) Ravi does an experiment dropping a paper cup a lot of times. It can either
land upside-down or the right way up.
The probability of it landing upside-down is 7/10
What is the probability of it landing the right way up?
5) Carol sells 3 flavours of ice lollies, orange, lemon and chocolate. James
wants to buy 3 lollies.
List all the different choices he could make.
The first few are done for you.
O, O, O
O, L, O
O, O, L
L, O, O
Maths Homework Name:_______________
Y8 Pascal group – Set & due every Monday
Challenge section (this is the only optional box)
1. What does fair mean? _____________________________________
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2. In a game, you can either roll a 6 on a dice or spin a 6 on the spinner below
to win. Which gives you a better chance of winning?
Literacy Across the Curriculum
In your own words explain what each of the words below mean….
Even chance - ___________________________________________
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Numeracy section
1
Add 35 to 85.
2
How many mm are there in 8 cm?
3
If a packet of cornflakes costs £1.70, how much would you
pay for 2 packets?
4
Multiply 17 by 4.
Maths Homework Name:_______________
Y8 Pascal group – Set & due every Monday
5
Take 57 from 100.
6
The temperature one cold night is -4 °C. The next day it is
10 °C. How many degrees has the temperature gone up?
7
Think of an ordinary dice. Sally rolls it 24 times. How many
times should she expect to get a six?
8
What is the name for an angle of less than 90 degrees?
9
Work out 135 divided by 5.
10
Write in figures the number five point nought three.
11
A rectangle is 9 cm long and 2 cm wide. What is its area?
12
About how many pounds (weight) are there in a kilogramme?
13
Convert 700 cm into metres.
14
Look at these numbers: 0.3, 0.7, 1.1, 1.5... What is the next
number in the pattern?
15
Sally has walked 5 miles. About how far is that in km?
16
Sue is 5 years old. Her brother Stan is 15. How many times
Maths Homework Name:_______________
Y8 Pascal group – Set & due every Monday
older is Stan than Sue?
17
The perimeter of a square is 18 cm. How long is one side of
a square?
18
Think of a cube. How many edges does it have?
19
What is the biggest number you can make from the digits 2
7 5 3?
20
When does the line y = x + 3 cross the y axis?
Overall for my homework I think my effort level is
Ask a family member to give you an effort level for this
homework
E1 E2 E3 E4
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Teacher Assessment
Score = _____
Effort Level E1 E2 E3 E4
Level achieved = ______