Daily Practice · Foundation
October 1990 5-a-day
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Every sheet in October 1990
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- 1st October 1990Sanjay has 5 scores with a mean of 18. Scores 12, 24, 21, 15 are known. Work out the missing score.
- 2nd October 1990A scatter graph plots a runner's time for 100 m and the distance they can throw a ball. What type of correlation would you expect?
- 3rd October 1990A length x is 24 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
- 4th October 1990The angles in a triangle are 3x°, 2x° and (x + 54)°. Form an equation and work out x.
- 5th October 19905 identical pens cost £3.25. Work out the cost of 3 of the same pens.
- 6th October 1990Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 103°. Work out the other.
- 7th October 1990The probability that it rains tomorrow is 1/2. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
- 8th October 1990A pie chart shows 15 people. 14 of them chose science. Work out the angle of that sector.
- 9th October 1990Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(46) lie?
- 10th October 1990A rectangle is x cm wide and 6 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
- 11th October 1990A model of a narrowboat is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 2 m. How long is the model, in cm?
- 12th October 1990Two of the angles in a triangle are 55° and 37°. Work out the third angle.
- 13th October 1990Using only the digits 7, 1, 9 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
- 14th October 199070 students were asked how they travel. 70 walked, and of those 20 were late. How many walkers were on time?
- 15th October 1990Work out 1/9 x 3/6. Give your answer in its simplest form.
- 16th October 1990Use v = u + at with u = 6, a = 8 and t = 7. Work out v.
- 17th October 1990A 400 g bag of rice costs £1.80. Work out the cost per 100 g.
- 18th October 1990A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 4 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
- 19th October 1990Here are 6 numbers: 8, 10, 5, 13, 12, 6. Work out the mean.
- 20th October 1990On a bar chart each gridline square stands for 2 people. A bar is 5 squares tall. How many people does it show?
- 21st October 1990A length x is 420 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
- 22nd October 1990A sequence has nth term 5n - 9. Work out the 20th term.
- 23rd October 1990£1 is worth 1.15 euros. How many euros does £440 buy?
- 24th October 1990An L-shape is a 8 cm by 9 cm rectangle with a 4 cm by 3 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
- 25th October 1990Here are seven numbers: 11, 14, 13, 4, 28, 2, 19. Work out the median and the range.
- 26th October 1990A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 6 with the leaves 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Work out the median of the five values.
- 27th October 1990Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(156) lie?
- 28th October 1990Solve the inequality 8x + 3 < 83.
- 29th October 1990A recipe for 4 pancakes uses 72 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 5 pancakes?
- 30th October 1990A cuboid measures 7 cm by 9 cm by 6 cm. Work out its total surface area.
- 31st October 1990A bag holds 5 red, 3 blue and 8 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.