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September 1970 5-a-day

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September 1970

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 1970Make x the subject of y = 9x^2 - 9.
  2. 2nd September 1970A block has volume 45 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  3. 3rd September 1970In triangle ABC, angle A is 47°, angle B is 99° and side a is 8 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  4. 4th September 19702 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  5. 5th September 1970A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 25, median 29, upper quartile 31 and maximum 33. Work out the interquartile range.
  6. 6th September 1970Write 7^-2 as a fraction.
  7. 7th September 1970Factorise x^2 - 25.
  8. 8th September 1970x : y = 4 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  9. 9th September 1970A right-angled triangle has sides 7 cm, 24 cm and 25 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 7 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  10. 10th September 197015 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  11. 11th September 1970A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  12. 12th September 1970Work out (9 x 10^4) x (5 x 10^-2). Give your answer in standard form.
  13. 13th September 1970A region is defined by y < -x + 9. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  14. 14th September 1970A price rises by 15% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  15. 15th September 1970The point (-2, 5) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (-3, -4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  16. 16th September 19708 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  17. 17th September 1970A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 16 values. Work out the frequency density.
  18. 18th September 1970Write the recurring decimal 0.1212... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  19. 19th September 1970Factorise x^2 + 5x + 6.
  20. 20th September 1970y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 10. Work out y when x = 2.
  21. 21st September 1970Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 296 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  22. 22nd September 197024 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  23. 23rd September 1970Four classes in order have frequencies 7, 4, 7, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  24. 24th September 1970A bill is £240 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  25. 25th September 1970Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = x - 5 that passes through (2, -10).
  26. 26th September 1970y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 50. Work out y when x = 2.
  27. 27th September 1970A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 7 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  28. 28th September 19703 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  29. 29th September 197045 beetles are marked and released. Later 24 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  30. 30th September 1970A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?

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