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September 1971 5-a-day

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September 1971

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 1971Work out (15 x 10^11) / (3 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  2. 2nd September 1971A line has equation y = -2x + 1. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  3. 3rd September 1971y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 42. Work out y when x = 2.
  4. 4th September 1971ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 69°. Work out angle ADC.
  5. 5th September 197121 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 September 1971A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 212 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  7. 7th September 1971Write the recurring decimal 0.666... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  8. 8th September 1971For the curve y = -100/x, work out y when x = 10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  9. 9th September 1971A town's population is 15000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
  10. 10th September 1971A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 162°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  11. 11th September 19712 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th September 1971A box plot has a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 45. Work out the range.
  13. 13th September 1971Work out 8^(2/3).
  14. 14th September 1971Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x + 1)(x - 1).
  15. 15th September 1971A block has volume 65 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  16. 16th September 1971A cone has base radius 5 cm and vertical height 21 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  17. 17th September 197132 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th September 1971A box plot has minimum 3, lower quartile 8, median 18, upper quartile 25 and maximum 29. Work out the interquartile range.
  19. 19th September 1971Write sqrt(72) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  20. 20th September 1971Make x the subject of y = 9x^2 - 12.
  21. 21st September 1971x : y = 5 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  22. 22nd September 1971In triangle ABC, angle A is 36°, angle B is 42° and side a is 17 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  23. 23rd September 19714 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th September 1971A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  25. 25th September 1971A meal deal has 9 mains, 7 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  26. 26th September 1971Factorise x^2 - 100.
  27. 27th September 1971A price rises by 15% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  28. 28th September 1971A 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.
  29. 29th September 197126 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  30. 30th September 1971A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 30 values. Work out the frequency density.

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