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September 1979 5-a-day
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Every sheet in September 1979
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- 1st September 1979Write sqrt(50) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
- 2nd September 1979Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -4x + 8 that passes through (2, -18).
- 3rd September 1979A price rises by 25% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
- 4th September 1979A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 16 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
- 5th September 19791 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
- 6th September 1979A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 15 values. Work out the frequency density.
- 7th September 1979A meal deal has 6 mains, 8 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
- 8th September 1979A line has equation y = -4x + 6. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
- 9th September 1979y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 36. Work out y when x = 12.
- 10th September 1979ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 112°. Work out angle ADC.
- 11th September 197924 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 September 1979Four classes in order have frequencies 9, 7, 10, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
- 13th September 1979A mass is 17.5 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the upper bound.
- 14th September 1979For the curve y = -35/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
- 15th September 1979y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 125. Work out y when x = 6.
- 16th September 1979A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 94°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
- 17th September 19792 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
- 18th September 197940 fish are marked and released. Later 108 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
- 19th September 1979Write 5^-2 as a fraction.
- 20th September 1979Expand and simplify (x - 5)(x + 5)(x - 3).
- 21st September 1979y is directly proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 88. Work out y when x = 12.
- 22nd September 1979A cone has base radius 2 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
- 23rd September 197922 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 September 1979A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 232 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
- 25th September 1979Work out (9 x 10^3) x (6 x 10^-4). Give your answer in standard form.
- 26th September 1979Make x the subject of y = 3x^2 - 11.
- 27th September 1979A town's population is 5000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
- 28th September 1979In triangle ABC, angle A is 70°, angle B is 47° and side a is 10 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
- 29th September 19795 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
- 30th September 1979A box plot has a minimum of 19 and a maximum of 46. Work out the range.