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February 1982 5-a-day

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February 1982

28 sheets · 140 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st February 1982A price rises by 15% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  2. 2nd February 1982A cone has base radius 7 cm and vertical height 18 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  3. 3rd February 198213 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  4. 4th February 1982A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 12.5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  5. 5th February 1982Write the recurring decimal 0.1616... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  6. 6th February 1982Make x the subject of y = 9x^2 - 5.
  7. 7th February 1982y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 6. Work out y when x = 6.
  8. 8th February 1982In triangle ABC, angle A is 80°, angle B is 36° and side a is 20 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  9. 9th February 19823 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  10. 10th February 1982Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 6, 7, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  11. 11th February 1982A bill is £744 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  12. 12th February 1982Factorise x^2 - 144.
  13. 13th February 1982y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 100. Work out y when x = 2.
  14. 14th February 1982A right-angled triangle has sides 7 cm, 24 cm and 25 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 7 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  15. 15th February 198214 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  16. 16th February 198215 voles are marked and released. Later 30 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  17. 17th February 1982A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  18. 18th February 1982A region is defined by y <= 3x - 8. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  19. 19th February 1982y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 4. Work out y when x = 15.
  20. 20th February 1982The point (-2, 5) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-2, -1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  21. 21st February 19825 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  22. 22nd February 1982A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 64 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  23. 23rd February 1982Work out (56 x 10^7) / (8 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  24. 24th February 1982Factorise x^2 + 5x - 14.
  25. 25th February 1982A town's population is 14000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  26. 26th February 1982Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 256 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  27. 27th February 198222 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  28. 28th February 1982A box plot has a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 48. Work out the range.

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