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January 1967 5-a-day

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January 1967

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 1967Work out 125^(2/3).
  2. 2nd January 1967Factorise x^2 - 36.
  3. 3rd January 1967x : y = 3 : 4. Write y in terms of x.
  4. 4th January 1967A right-angled triangle has sides 20 cm, 21 cm and 29 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 20 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  5. 5th January 196719 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th January 1967A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  7. 7th January 1967Write sqrt(75) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  8. 8th January 1967A region is defined by y <= -x - 5. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  9. 9th January 1967A price rises by 25% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  10. 10th January 1967The point (3, -4) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-2, 0). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  11. 11th January 19672 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th January 1967A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 20 values. Work out the frequency density.
  13. 13th January 1967A meal deal has 9 mains, 8 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  14. 14th January 1967Factorise x^2 - 6x - 27.
  15. 15th January 1967y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 6. Work out y when x = 2.
  16. 16th January 1967Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 192 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  17. 17th January 196722 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th January 1967Four classes in order have frequencies 12, 3, 10, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  19. 19th January 1967A mass is 690 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.
  20. 20th January 1967Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -2x - 2 that passes through (1, -13).
  21. 21st January 1967y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 216. Work out y when x = 5.
  22. 22nd January 1967A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  23. 23rd January 19674 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th January 196740 fish are marked and released. Later 22 are caught, of which 2 are marked. Estimate the population.
  25. 25th January 1967Write 4^-2 as a fraction.
  26. 26th January 1967A line has equation y = 3x + 6. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  27. 27th January 1967y is directly proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 18. Work out y when x = 11.
  28. 28th January 1967ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 67°. Work out angle ADC.
  29. 29th January 196715 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  30. 30th January 1967A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 56 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  31. 31st January 1967Work out (5 x 10^4) x (5 x 10^-4). Give your answer in standard form.

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