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May 1973 5-a-day
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Every sheet in May 1973
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- 1st May 1973Write the ratio 3 : 9 in the form 1 : n.
- 2nd May 1973A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 8 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
- 3rd May 1973A bag holds 5 red and 3 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
- 4th May 1973A box plot has a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 18. Work out the range.
- 5th May 1973A meal deal has 3 mains, 7 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
- 6th May 1973Use v = u + at with u = 2, a = 5 and t = 4. Work out v.
- 7th May 1973A coach travels 60 km in 1.5 hours, then 90 km in 2 hours. Work out the average speed for the whole journey, to 1 decimal place.
- 8th May 1973A trapezium has parallel sides of 13 cm and 20 cm, 8 cm apart. Work out its area.
- 9th May 1973A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
- 10th May 1973A line of best fit on a scatter graph has equation y = 5x + 39. Use it to estimate y when x = 11.
- 11th May 1973A bill is £600 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
- 12th May 19733 teas and 4 cakes cost £11.65. 2 teas and 5 cakes cost £11.50. Find the price of a tea.
- 13th May 1973Ade drives 105 km in 1.5 hours. Work out the average speed in km/h.
- 14th May 1973Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 134°, 97° and 74°. Work out the fourth.
- 15th May 1973A bag holds 5 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
- 16th May 1973Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 11, 7, 9. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
- 17th May 1973Work out (54 x 10^10) / (9 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
- 18th May 1973For the curve y = 15/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
- 19th May 1973Red and blue raffle tickets are in the ratio 2 : 5. There are 18 red raffle tickets. How many raffle tickets are there altogether?
- 20th May 1973A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 14 cm and height 6 cm. The prism is 6 cm long. Work out its volume.
- 21st May 1973A bag holds 6 red and 4 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
- 22nd May 197350 newts are marked and released. Later 35 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
- 23rd May 1973A meal deal has 8 mains, 5 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
- 24th May 1973Factorise x^2 - 10x + 24.
- 25th May 1973A map has a scale of 1 : 25000. Two villages are 13 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
- 26th May 1973Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular 12-sided polygon.
- 27th May 1973A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.2. It is thrown 50 times. How many heads would you expect?
- 28th May 1973A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 68 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
- 29th May 1973A bill is £648 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
- 30th May 1973Does the point (-4, -7) satisfy y > 2x + 7?
- 31st May 1973A pack of 6 pencils costs £1.50. A pack of 18 costs £3.78. Which pack is better value?