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October 1977 5-a-day

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October 1977

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st October 1977y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 28. Work out y when x = 8.
  2. 2nd October 1977A cone has base radius 2 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  3. 3rd October 197728 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  4. 4th October 197730 newts are marked and released. Later 42 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.
  5. 5th October 1977Write the recurring decimal 0.2828... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  6. 6th October 1977Make x the subject of y = 6x^2 - 12.
  7. 7th October 1977y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 63. Work out y when x = 2.
  8. 8th October 1977In triangle ABC, angle A is 65°, angle B is 57° and side a is 7 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  9. 9th October 19774 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  10. 10th October 1977A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 56 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  11. 11th October 1977A bill is £48 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  12. 12th October 1977Factorise x^2 - 64.
  13. 13th October 1977A town's population is 32000 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  14. 14th October 1977A right-angled triangle has sides 10 cm, 24 cm and 26 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 10 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  15. 15th October 197714 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  16. 16th October 1977A box plot has a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 37. Work out the range.
  17. 17th October 1977A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  18. 18th October 1977A region is defined by y < -4x - 4. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  19. 19th October 1977A block has volume 35 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  20. 20th October 1977The point (-1, -2) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (2, 3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  21. 21st October 19774 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  22. 22nd October 1977A box plot has minimum 3, lower quartile 13, median 15, upper quartile 18 and maximum 22. Work out the interquartile range.
  23. 23rd October 1977Work out (54 x 10^10) / (6 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  24. 24th October 1977Factorise x^2 - 8x - 9.
  25. 25th October 1977x : y = 2 : 3. Write y in terms of x.
  26. 26th October 1977Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 192 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  27. 27th October 197721 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  28. 28th October 1977A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  29. 29th October 1977Write the recurring decimal 0.222... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  30. 30th October 1977Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -2x + 9 that passes through (6, -13).
  31. 31st October 1977A price rises by 10% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.

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