Daily Practice · Foundation
October 1980 5-a-day
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Every sheet in October 1980
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 1980A length x is 9.2 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
- 2nd October 1980The angles in a triangle are 3x°, 2x° and (x + 108)°. Form an equation and work out x.
- 3rd October 1980A model of an aircraft is built to a scale of 1 : 50. The real length is 3.5 m. How long is the model, in cm?
- 4th October 1980A trapezium has parallel sides of 4 cm and 10 cm, 16 cm apart. Work out its area.
- 5th October 1980The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/4. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
- 6th October 1980In a group of 110 students, 50 are boys. 5 boys and 20 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
- 7th October 1980Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(103) lie?
- 8th October 1980A rectangle is x cm wide and 4 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
- 9th October 1980A 400 g bag of coffee costs £4.80. Work out the cost per 100 g.
- 10th October 1980The point (3, -7) is reflected in the y-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
- 11th October 1980Using only the digits 2, 3, 7, 4 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
- 12th October 1980In a survey 7 households own 1 car, 3 own 2 cars and 2 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
- 13th October 1980Work out 2/3 x 4/7. Give your answer in its simplest form.
- 14th October 1980Use v = u + at with u = 4, a = 3 and t = 2. Work out v.
- 15th October 1980£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. How many Swiss francs does £240 buy?
- 16th October 1980The bearing of B from A is 225°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
- 17th October 1980Here are 5 numbers: 9, 10, 6, 8, 7. Work out the mean.
- 18th October 1980A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 11, 6, 5 and 3. How many values are in the whole data set?
- 19th October 1980A length x is 36 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
- 20th October 1980A sequence has nth term 8n + 10. Work out the 12th term.
- 21st October 1980A recipe for 10 flapjacks uses 230 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 15 flapjacks?
- 22nd October 1980A cuboid measures 10 cm by 7 cm by 15 cm. Work out its volume.
- 23rd October 1980Here are seven numbers: 17, 8, 28, 7, 22, 14, 11. Work out the median and the range.
- 24th October 1980A scatter graph plots how far a lorry has driven and the fuel left in its tank. What type of correlation would you expect?
- 25th October 1980Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(143) lie?
- 26th October 1980Solve the inequality 3x + 4 < 16.
- 27th October 19805 identical batteries cost £6.25. Work out the cost of 3 of the same batteries.
- 28th October 1980Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 56°. Work out the other.
- 29th October 1980A bag holds 4 red, 5 blue and 4 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
- 30th October 1980A pie chart shows 60 people. 23 of them chose maths. Work out the angle of that sector.
- 31st October 1980Work out 5/9 divided by 1/2. Give your answer in its simplest form.