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May 1967 5-a-day

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May 1967

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st May 1967Work out (30 x 10^7) / (5 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  2. 2nd May 1967A line has equation y = -4x + 5. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  3. 3rd May 1967A block has volume 185 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  4. 4th May 1967ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 81°. Work out angle ADC.
  5. 5th May 196715 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th May 1967A box plot has minimum 14, lower quartile 23, median 26, upper quartile 29 and maximum 32. Work out the interquartile range.
  7. 7th May 1967Write the recurring decimal 0.888... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  8. 8th May 1967For the curve y = 45/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  9. 9th May 1967x : y = 5 : 6. Write y in terms of x.
  10. 10th May 1967A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 84°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  11. 11th May 19673 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th May 1967A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
  13. 13th May 1967Work out 100^(3/2).
  14. 14th May 1967Expand and simplify (x - 1)(x + 4)(x + 2).
  15. 15th May 1967A price rises by 15% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  16. 16th May 1967A cone has base radius 8 cm and vertical height 9 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  17. 17th May 196721 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th May 1967A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 2.5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  19. 19th May 1967Write sqrt(50) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  20. 20th May 1967Make x the subject of y = 7x^2 - 12.
  21. 21st May 1967y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 6. Work out y when x = 2.
  22. 22nd May 1967In triangle ABC, angle A is 74°, angle B is 38° and side a is 13 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  23. 23rd May 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 May 1967Four classes in order have frequencies 3, 9, 6, 8. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  25. 25th May 1967A meal deal has 3 mains, 9 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  26. 26th May 1967Factorise x^2 - 36.
  27. 27th May 1967y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 27. Work out y when x = 2.
  28. 28th May 1967A 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.
  29. 29th May 196722 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 May 196710 newts are marked and released. Later 12 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  31. 31st May 1967A mass is 560 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.

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