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February 1976 5-a-day
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Every sheet in February 1976
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- 1st February 1976A mass is 240 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the upper bound.
- 2nd February 1976A region is defined by y < -4x - 9. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
- 3rd February 1976x : y = 3 : 4. Write y in terms of x.
- 4th February 1976The point (4, 5) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (2, 0). Write down the coordinates of the image.
- 5th February 19761 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
- 6th February 1976A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
- 7th February 1976Write 4^-2 as a fraction.
- 8th February 1976Factorise x^2 - x - 42.
- 9th February 1976A price rises by 20% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
- 10th February 1976Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 675 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
- 11th February 197610 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
- 12th February 1976A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 8 values. Work out the frequency density.
- 13th February 1976Work out (3 x 10^6) x (5 x 10^-5). Give your answer in standard form.
- 14th February 1976Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 5x - 8 that passes through (3, 19).
- 15th February 1976y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 12. Work out y when x = 4.
- 16th February 1976A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 16 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
- 17th February 19764 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
- 18th February 1976Four classes in order have frequencies 9, 7, 10, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
- 19th February 1976Write the recurring decimal 0.5151... as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 20th February 1976A line has equation y = -2x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
- 21st February 1976y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 12. Work out y when x = 6.
- 22nd February 1976ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 67°. Work out angle ADC.
- 23rd February 197619 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
- 24th February 197660 fish are marked and released. Later 27 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
- 25th February 1976A bill is £696 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
- 26th February 1976For the curve y = -24/x, work out y when x = -4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
- 27th February 1976y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 30. Work out y when x = 2.
- 28th February 1976A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 160°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
- 29th February 19764 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.