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December 1980 5-a-day

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December 1980

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st December 1980Make x the subject of y = 3x^2 - 5.
  2. 2nd December 1980x : y = 5 : 6. Write y in terms of x.
  3. 3rd December 1980In triangle ABC, angle A is 79°, angle B is 63° and side a is 18 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  4. 4th December 19801 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  5. 5th December 1980A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
  6. 6th December 1980Write sqrt(75) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  7. 7th December 1980Factorise x^2 - 36.
  8. 8th December 1980A price rises by 10% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  9. 9th December 1980A right-angled triangle has sides 8 cm, 15 cm and 17 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 8 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  10. 10th December 198018 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  11. 11th December 1980A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 30 values. Work out the frequency density.
  12. 12th December 1980A meal deal has 6 mains, 7 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  13. 13th December 1980A region is defined by y < 2x - 1. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  14. 14th December 1980y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 18. Work out y when x = 6.
  15. 15th December 1980The point (-2, -1) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (-4, -1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  16. 16th December 19803 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  17. 17th December 1980Four classes in order have frequencies 6, 12, 7, 6. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  18. 18th December 1980A mass is 440 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.
  19. 19th December 1980Factorise x^2 - x - 56.
  20. 20th December 1980y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 125. Work out y when x = 3.
  21. 21st December 1980Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 621 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  22. 22nd December 198021 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  23. 23rd December 198020 voles are marked and released. Later 63 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
  24. 24th December 1980Write 9^-1 as a fraction.
  25. 25th December 1980Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -4x + 1 that passes through (5, -18).
  26. 26th December 1980y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 6. Work out y when x = 4.
  27. 27th December 1980A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  28. 28th December 19804 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  29. 29th December 1980A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 228 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  30. 30th December 1980Work out (7 x 10^4) x (8 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  31. 31st December 1980A line has equation y = -3x + 8. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.

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