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December 1973 5-a-day

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December 1973

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st December 1973A mass is 29 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the upper bound.
  2. 2nd December 1973For the curve y = -20/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  3. 3rd December 1973A price rises by 25% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  4. 4th December 1973A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 158°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  5. 5th December 19731 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  6. 6th December 1973A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 1 values. Work out the frequency density.
  7. 7th December 1973Write 4^-2 as a fraction.
  8. 8th December 1973Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x - 5)(x + 4).
  9. 9th December 1973y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 50. Work out y when x = 10.
  10. 10th December 1973A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 3 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  11. 11th December 197314 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  12. 12th December 1973Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 5, 4, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  13. 13th December 1973Work out (7 x 10^5) x (3 x 10^-6). Give your answer in standard form.
  14. 14th December 1973Make x the subject of y = 4x^2 - 4.
  15. 15th December 1973y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 50. Work out y when x = 9.
  16. 16th December 1973In triangle ABC, angle A is 61°, angle B is 82° and side a is 7 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  17. 17th December 19733 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  18. 18th December 197325 voles are marked and released. Later 30 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  19. 19th December 1973Write the recurring decimal 0.2121... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  20. 20th December 1973Factorise x^2 - 49.
  21. 21st December 1973y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 24. Work out y when x = 11.
  22. 22nd December 1973A right-angled triangle has sides 5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 5 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  23. 23rd December 197316 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  24. 24th December 1973A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 208 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  25. 25th December 1973A bill is £696 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  26. 26th December 1973A region is defined by y < -x + 7. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  27. 27th December 1973A town's population is 33500 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  28. 28th December 1973The point (3, -3) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (-4, -2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  29. 29th December 19734 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  30. 30th December 1973A box plot has a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 51. Work out the range.
  31. 31st December 1973A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?

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