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November 1979 5-a-day
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Every sheet in November 1979
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- 1st November 1979For the curve y = 16/x, work out y when x = 2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
- 2nd November 1979y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 24. Work out y when x = 2.
- 3rd November 1979A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 166°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
- 4th November 19791 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
- 5th November 1979A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 60 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
- 6th November 1979Write sqrt(50) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
- 7th November 1979Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x - 1)(x - 4).
- 8th November 1979A town's population is 7500 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
- 9th November 1979A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 3 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
- 10th November 197918 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
- 11th November 1979A box plot has a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 61. Work out the range.
- 12th November 1979A meal deal has 4 mains, 5 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
- 13th November 1979Make x the subject of y = 6x^2 - 8.
- 14th November 1979A block has volume 150 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
- 15th November 1979In triangle ABC, angle A is 73°, angle B is 37° and side a is 14 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
- 16th November 19793 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
- 17th November 1979A box plot has minimum 13, lower quartile 17, median 26, upper quartile 31 and maximum 40. Work out the interquartile range.
- 18th November 1979A mass is 10.7 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the lower bound.
- 19th November 1979Factorise x^2 - 49.
- 20th November 1979x : y = 3 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
- 21st November 1979A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
- 22nd November 197910 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
- 23rd November 1979A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
- 24th November 1979Write 2^-2 as a fraction.
- 25th November 1979A region is defined by y <= 3x + 1. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
- 26th November 1979A price rises by 20% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
- 27th November 1979The point (-2, 6) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-2, 4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
- 28th November 19792 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
- 29th November 1979A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 6 values. Work out the frequency density.
- 30th November 1979Work out (4 x 10^6) x (6 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.