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May 1990 5-a-day

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May 1990

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 4-6

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  1. 1st May 1990Use v = u + at with u = 10, a = 5 and t = 5. Work out v.
  2. 2nd May 1990Work out 10% of 180.
  3. 3rd May 1990A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 24 cm and height 14 cm. The prism is 13 cm long. Work out its volume.
  4. 4th May 1990A bag holds 2 red and 4 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  5. 5th May 1990A line of best fit on a scatter graph has equation y = 5x + 18. Use it to estimate y when x = 12.
  6. 6th May 1990A meal deal has 7 mains, 9 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  7. 7th May 19903 teas and 3 cakes cost £12.30. 2 teas and 3 cakes cost £10.65. Find the price of a tea.
  8. 8th May 1990Write the ratio 7 : 14 in the form 1 : n.
  9. 9th May 1990Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular decagon.
  10. 10th May 1990A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
  11. 11th May 1990Four classes in order have frequencies 10, 5, 9, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  12. 12th May 1990A bill is £792 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  13. 13th May 1990For the curve y = 28/x, work out y when x = -4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  14. 14th May 1990A coach travels 60 km in 1.5 hours, then 40 km in 1 hour. Work out the average speed for the whole journey, to 1 decimal place.
  15. 15th May 1990The bearing of B from A is 206°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  16. 16th May 1990A bag holds 5 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  17. 17th May 199045 beetles are marked and released. Later 32 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  18. 18th May 1990Work out (16 x 10^9) / (4 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  19. 19th May 1990Factorise x^2 - 5x - 14.
  20. 20th May 1990Musa drives 200 km in 2.5 hours. Work out the average speed in km/h.
  21. 21st May 1990A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 6 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  22. 22nd May 1990A bag holds 6 red and 2 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  23. 23rd May 1990A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 136 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  24. 24th May 1990A meal deal has 9 mains, 5 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  25. 25th May 1990Does the point (1, -9) satisfy y > 3x - 4?
  26. 26th May 1990Red and blue marbles are in the ratio 7 : 9. There are 49 red marbles. How many marbles are there altogether?
  27. 27th May 1990A trapezium has parallel sides of 13 cm and 19 cm, 8 cm apart. Work out its area.
  28. 28th May 1990A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.4. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
  29. 29th May 1990190 people were surveyed. 40 were adults, of whom 20 said yes. 25 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  30. 30th May 1990A bill is £72 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  31. 31st May 1990A line has gradient -4 and passes through (2, -5). Work out its equation.

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