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December 1976 5-a-day

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December 1976

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st December 19764 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  2. 2nd December 1976A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 12.5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  3. 3rd December 1976Write the recurring decimal 0.333... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  4. 4th December 1976A line has equation y = 4x + 2. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  5. 5th December 1976y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 15. Work out y when x = 3.
  6. 6th December 1976ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 50°. Work out angle ADC.
  7. 7th December 197623 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  8. 8th December 1976Four classes in order have frequencies 4, 11, 8, 9. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  9. 9th December 1976Work out 49^(3/2).
  10. 10th December 1976For the curve y = -20/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  11. 11th December 1976y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 32. Work out y when x = 4.
  12. 12th December 1976A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 136°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  13. 13th December 19762 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  14. 14th December 197610 fish are marked and released. Later 12 are caught, of which 2 are marked. Estimate the population.
  15. 15th December 1976Write sqrt(32) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  16. 16th December 1976Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x - 1)(x + 3).
  17. 17th December 1976y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 9. Work out y when x = 6.
  18. 18th December 1976A cone has base radius 6 cm and vertical height 21 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  19. 19th December 197627 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  20. 20th December 1976A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 176 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  21. 21st December 1976A meal deal has 7 mains, 9 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  22. 22nd December 1976Make x the subject of y = 3x^2 - 7.
  23. 23rd December 1976A town's population is 36500 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  24. 24th December 1976In triangle ABC, angle A is 42°, angle B is 53° and side a is 10 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  25. 25th December 19762 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  26. 26th December 1976A box plot has a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 30. Work out the range.
  27. 27th December 1976A mass is 46 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the upper bound.
  28. 28th December 1976Factorise x^2 - 4.
  29. 29th December 1976A block has volume 15 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  30. 30th December 1976A 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.
  31. 31st December 197623 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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