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September 1987 5-a-day

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September 1987

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 1987Write 3^-3 as a fraction.
  2. 2nd September 1987Factorise x^2 - 6x + 5.
  3. 3rd September 1987A town's population is 22500 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  4. 4th September 1987Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 296 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  5. 5th September 198723 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th September 1987A box plot has a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 51. Work out the range.
  7. 7th September 1987Work out (9 x 10^6) x (6 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  8. 8th September 1987Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 5x - 5 that passes through (2, -2).
  9. 9th September 1987A block has volume 20 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  10. 10th September 1987A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  11. 11th September 19873 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th September 1987A box plot has minimum 4, lower quartile 6, median 10, upper quartile 19 and maximum 22. Work out the interquartile range.
  13. 13th September 1987Write the recurring decimal 0.3333... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  14. 14th September 1987A line has equation y = -2x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  15. 15th September 1987x : y = 5 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  16. 16th September 1987ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 103°. Work out angle ADC.
  17. 17th September 198725 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th September 1987A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
  19. 19th September 1987A bill is £336 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  20. 20th September 1987For the curve y = 4/x, work out y when x = -4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  21. 21st September 1987A price rises by 15% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  22. 22nd September 1987A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 64°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  23. 23rd September 19873 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th September 1987A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 1 values. Work out the frequency density.
  25. 25th September 1987A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  26. 26th September 1987Expand and simplify (x - 5)(x + 5)(x - 5).
  27. 27th September 1987y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 60. Work out y when x = 10.
  28. 28th September 1987A cone has base radius 4 cm and vertical height 3 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  29. 29th September 198717 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  30. 30th September 1987Four classes in order have frequencies 12, 11, 6, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.

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