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January 1959 5-a-day

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January 1959

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 1959A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  2. 2nd January 1959A region is defined by y <= -4x + 4. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  3. 3rd January 1959y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 180. Work out y when x = 9.
  4. 4th January 1959The point (-3, -3) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (4, 2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  5. 5th January 19595 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  6. 6th January 195940 voles are marked and released. Later 60 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  7. 7th January 1959Work out (36 x 10^12) / (4 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  8. 8th January 1959Factorise x^2 + 12x + 32.
  9. 9th January 1959y is directly proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 32. Work out y when x = 10.
  10. 10th January 1959Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 240 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  11. 11th January 195911 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  12. 12th January 1959A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 80 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  13. 13th January 1959Write the recurring decimal 0.222... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  14. 14th January 1959Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 5x + 7 that passes through (5, 22).
  15. 15th January 1959A town's population is 30000 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  16. 16th January 1959A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 21 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  17. 17th January 19593 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  18. 18th January 1959A box plot has a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60. Work out the range.
  19. 19th January 1959Work out 100^(3/2).
  20. 20th January 1959A line has equation y = -5x + 8. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  21. 21st January 1959A block has volume 70 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  22. 22nd January 1959ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 83°. Work out angle ADC.
  23. 23rd January 195919 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  24. 24th January 1959A box plot has minimum 9, lower quartile 13, median 20, upper quartile 26 and maximum 31. Work out the interquartile range.
  25. 25th January 1959Write sqrt(8) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  26. 26th January 1959For the curve y = 20/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  27. 27th January 1959x : y = 3 : 4. Write y in terms of x.
  28. 28th January 1959A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 60°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  29. 29th January 19595 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  30. 30th January 1959A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  31. 31st January 1959A meal deal has 3 mains, 9 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?

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