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September 1982 5-a-day

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September 1982

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 19822 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  2. 2nd September 1982A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 15 values. Work out the frequency density.
  3. 3rd September 1982A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  4. 4th September 1982Factorise x^2 - 6x - 16.
  5. 5th September 1982y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 12. Work out y when x = 6.
  6. 6th September 1982Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 945 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  7. 7th September 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.
  8. 8th September 1982Four classes in order have frequencies 8, 3, 8, 6. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  9. 9th September 1982Work out (28 x 10^9) / (4 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  10. 10th September 1982Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 5x - 2 that passes through (4, 23).
  11. 11th September 1982y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 150. Work out y when x = 8.
  12. 12th September 1982A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  13. 13th September 19821 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  14. 14th September 198235 fish are marked and released. Later 25 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  15. 15th September 1982Write the recurring decimal 0.666... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  16. 16th September 1982A line has equation y = 4x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  17. 17th September 1982y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 36. Work out y when x = 10.
  18. 18th September 1982ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 91°. Work out angle ADC.
  19. 19th September 19828 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  20. 20th September 1982A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 204 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  21. 21st September 1982Work out 125^(2/3).
  22. 22nd September 1982For the curve y = 12/x, work out y when x = -1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  23. 23rd September 1982A town's population is 3500 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  24. 24th September 1982A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 148°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  25. 25th September 19825 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  26. 26th September 1982A box plot has a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 23. Work out the range.
  27. 27th September 1982Write sqrt(50) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  28. 28th September 1982Expand and simplify (x - 3)(x + 4)(x - 2).
  29. 29th September 1982A block has volume 140 cm^3 and density 11 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  30. 30th September 1982A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 21 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.

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