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August 1967 5-a-day

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August 1967

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st August 1967x : y = 7 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  2. 2nd August 1967A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 26 cm and one shorter side of 10 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  3. 3rd August 19672 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  4. 4th August 1967A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  5. 5th August 1967A mass is 10 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.
  6. 6th August 1967A line has equation y = -3x + 2. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  7. 7th August 1967A price rises by 10% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  8. 8th August 1967ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 56°. Work out angle ADC.
  9. 9th August 19678 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  10. 10th August 1967A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 15 values. Work out the frequency density.
  11. 11th August 1967Write 4^-3 as a fraction.
  12. 12th August 1967For the curve y = -8/x, work out y when x = 4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  13. 13th August 1967y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 50. Work out y when x = 10.
  14. 14th August 1967A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 152°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  15. 15th August 19675 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  16. 16th August 1967Four classes in order have frequencies 6, 10, 6, 4. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  17. 17th August 1967Work out (9 x 10^8) x (8 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  18. 18th August 1967Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x + 3)(x - 1).
  19. 19th August 1967y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 72. Work out y when x = 7.
  20. 20th August 1967A cone has base radius 8 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  21. 21st August 196727 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  22. 22nd August 196720 beetles are marked and released. Later 42 are caught, of which 7 are marked. Estimate the population.
  23. 23rd August 1967Write the recurring decimal 0.8787... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  24. 24th August 1967Make x the subject of y = 9x^2 - 7.
  25. 25th August 1967y is directly proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 108. Work out y when x = 14.
  26. 26th August 1967In triangle ABC, angle A is 74°, angle B is 75° and side a is 14 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th August 19672 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  28. 28th August 1967A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 176 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  29. 29th August 1967A bill is £120 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  30. 30th August 1967Factorise x^2 - 16.
  31. 31st August 1967A town's population is 12000 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.

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