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May 1964 5-a-day

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May 1964

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st May 1964A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 42°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  2. 2nd May 19642 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  3. 3rd May 1964A box plot has a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 39. Work out the range.
  4. 4th May 1964A mass is 8.6 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the lower bound.
  5. 5th May 1964Expand and simplify (x - 4)(x - 5)(x + 4).
  6. 6th May 1964A block has volume 190 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  7. 7th May 1964A cone has base radius 6 cm and vertical height 9 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  8. 8th May 196414 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  9. 9th May 1964A box plot has minimum 1, lower quartile 11, median 14, upper quartile 16 and maximum 26. Work out the interquartile range.
  10. 10th May 1964Write 8^-1 as a fraction.
  11. 11th May 1964Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 8.
  12. 12th May 1964x : y = 5 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  13. 13th May 1964In triangle ABC, angle A is 37°, angle B is 103° and side a is 18 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  14. 14th May 19641 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  15. 15th May 1964A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  16. 16th May 1964Work out (9 x 10^7) x (5 x 10^6). Give your answer in standard form.
  17. 17th May 1964Factorise x^2 - 25.
  18. 18th May 1964A price rises by 10% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  19. 19th May 1964A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  20. 20th May 19649 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  21. 21st May 1964A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 15 values. Work out the frequency density.
  22. 22nd May 1964Write the recurring decimal 0.6060... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  23. 23rd May 1964A region is defined by y < 5x + 8. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  24. 24th May 1964y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 24. Work out y when x = 12.
  25. 25th May 1964The point (3, 3) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (4, -3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  26. 26th May 19643 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  27. 27th May 1964Four classes in order have frequencies 9, 6, 3, 10. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  28. 28th May 1964A bill is £408 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  29. 29th May 1964Factorise x^2 - 9.
  30. 30th May 1964y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 18. Work out y when x = 8.
  31. 31st May 1964Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 1053 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.

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