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May 1968 5-a-day

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May 1968

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st May 1968Write 4^-1 as a fraction.
  2. 2nd May 1968A region is defined by y < 3x - 2. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  3. 3rd May 1968y is directly proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 40. Work out y when x = 15.
  4. 4th May 1968The point (5, 6) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (1, -3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  5. 5th May 19681 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  6. 6th May 1968A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 120 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  7. 7th May 1968Work out (4 x 10^4) x (9 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  8. 8th May 1968Factorise x^2 - 5x + 4.
  9. 9th May 1968A town's population is 40000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  10. 10th May 1968Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 32 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  11. 11th May 196821 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  12. 12th May 1968A box plot has a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 16. Work out the range.
  13. 13th May 1968Write the recurring decimal 0.4343... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  14. 14th May 1968Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 3x - 7 that passes through (4, 9).
  15. 15th May 1968A block has volume 75 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  16. 16th May 1968A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  17. 17th May 19687 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  18. 18th May 1968A box plot has minimum 9, lower quartile 11, median 21, upper quartile 27 and maximum 29. Work out the interquartile range.
  19. 19th May 1968A bill is £480 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  20. 20th May 1968A line has equation y = 4x + 6. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  21. 21st May 1968x : y = 3 : 4. Write y in terms of x.
  22. 22nd May 1968ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 80°. Work out angle ADC.
  23. 23rd May 196826 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  24. 24th May 1968A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  25. 25th May 1968A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  26. 26th May 1968For the curve y = 50/x, work out y when x = -10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  27. 27th May 1968A price rises by 10% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  28. 28th May 1968A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 136°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  29. 29th May 19683 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  30. 30th May 1968A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 10 values. Work out the frequency density.
  31. 31st May 1968Work out (35 x 10^8) / (5 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.

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