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August 1982 5-a-day

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August 1982

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st August 1982ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 52°. Work out angle ADC.
  2. 2nd August 198224 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  3. 3rd August 198240 fish are marked and released. Later 8 are caught, of which 2 are marked. Estimate the population.
  4. 4th August 1982A mass is 730 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the upper bound.
  5. 5th August 1982For the curve y = -44/x, work out y when x = -4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  6. 6th August 1982y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 10. Work out y when x = 15.
  7. 7th August 1982A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 62°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  8. 8th August 19825 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  9. 9th August 1982A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 112 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  10. 10th August 1982Write 8^-3 as a fraction.
  11. 11th August 1982Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x + 5)(x + 3).
  12. 12th August 1982A town's population is 18500 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  13. 13th August 1982A cone has base radius 2 cm and vertical height 6 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  14. 14th August 198221 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  15. 15th August 1982A box plot has a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 48. Work out the range.
  16. 16th August 1982Work out (9 x 10^4) x (8 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  17. 17th August 1982Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 11.
  18. 18th August 1982A block has volume 100 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  19. 19th August 1982In triangle ABC, angle A is 73°, angle B is 59° and side a is 5 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  20. 20th August 19824 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  21. 21st August 1982A box plot has minimum 1, lower quartile 6, median 10, upper quartile 19 and maximum 27. Work out the interquartile range.
  22. 22nd August 1982Write the recurring decimal 0.7272... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  23. 23rd August 1982Factorise x^2 - 100.
  24. 24th August 1982x : y = 3 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  25. 25th August 1982A right-angled triangle has sides 12 cm, 16 cm and 20 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 12 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  26. 26th August 198226 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  27. 27th August 1982A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  28. 28th August 1982A bill is £312 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  29. 29th August 1982A region is defined by y < -5x - 4. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  30. 30th August 1982A price rises by 25% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  31. 31st August 1982The point (0, -2) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-3, -4). Write down the coordinates of the image.

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