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September 1976 5-a-day

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September 1976

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 1976ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 91°. Work out angle ADC.
  2. 2nd September 197625 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  3. 3rd September 1976A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
  4. 4th September 1976Write the recurring decimal 0.6767... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  5. 5th September 1976For the curve y = -2/x, work out y when x = 2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  6. 6th September 1976A price rises by 10% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  7. 7th September 1976A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 90°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  8. 8th September 19761 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  9. 9th September 1976A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 40 values. Work out the frequency density.
  10. 10th September 1976A bill is £792 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  11. 11th September 1976Expand and simplify (x - 4)(x - 2)(x + 1).
  12. 12th September 1976y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 24. Work out y when x = 12.
  13. 13th September 1976A cone has base radius 4 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  14. 14th September 197616 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  15. 15th September 1976Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 12, 6, 10. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  16. 16th September 1976A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  17. 17th September 1976Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 11.
  18. 18th September 1976y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 32. Work out y when x = 7.
  19. 19th September 1976In triangle ABC, angle A is 48°, angle B is 102° and side a is 6 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  20. 20th September 19765 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  21. 21st September 197635 newts are marked and released. Later 77 are caught, of which 7 are marked. Estimate the population.
  22. 22nd September 1976Work out (54 x 10^11) / (9 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  23. 23rd September 1976Factorise x^2 - 100.
  24. 24th September 1976y is directly proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 88. Work out y when x = 9.
  25. 25th September 1976A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 40 cm and 41 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  26. 26th September 197611 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  27. 27th September 1976A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 180 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  28. 28th September 1976Write the recurring decimal 0.666... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  29. 29th September 1976A region is defined by y <= -2x - 5. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  30. 30th September 1976A town's population is 6500 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.

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