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November 1971 5-a-day

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November 1971

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st November 1971Expand and simplify (x - 1)(x + 2)(x - 1).
  2. 2nd November 1971x : y = 4 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  3. 3rd November 1971A cone has base radius 8 cm and vertical height 9 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  4. 4th November 197123 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  5. 5th November 1971A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  6. 6th November 1971Work out (36 x 10^6) / (9 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  7. 7th November 1971Make x the subject of y = 8x^2 - 7.
  8. 8th November 1971A price rises by 15% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  9. 9th November 1971In triangle ABC, angle A is 79°, angle B is 47° and side a is 11 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  10. 10th November 19717 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  11. 11th November 1971A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 16 values. Work out the frequency density.
  12. 12th November 1971Write the recurring decimal 0.888... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  13. 13th November 1971Factorise x^2 - 9.
  14. 14th November 1971y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 30. Work out y when x = 5.
  15. 15th November 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.
  16. 16th November 197115 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  17. 17th November 1971Four classes in order have frequencies 5, 7, 11, 10. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  18. 18th November 1971Work out 27^(2/3).
  19. 19th November 1971A region is defined by y < -x + 6. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  20. 20th November 1971y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 180. Work out y when x = 3.
  21. 21st November 1971The point (-6, -5) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (2, -1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  22. 22nd November 19713 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  23. 23rd November 197140 beetles are marked and released. Later 56 are caught, of which 7 are marked. Estimate the population.
  24. 24th November 1971Write sqrt(32) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  25. 25th November 1971Factorise x^2 + 11x + 18.
  26. 26th November 1971y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 42. Work out y when x = 3.
  27. 27th November 1971Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 999 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  28. 28th November 197131 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  29. 29th November 1971A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 100 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  30. 30th November 1971A meal deal has 4 mains, 7 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?

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