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November 1989 5-a-day

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November 1989

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st November 1989Write 2^-1 as a fraction.
  2. 2nd November 1989Expand and simplify (x + 2)(x - 1)(x + 3).
  3. 3rd November 1989y is directly proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 56. Work out y when x = 10.
  4. 4th November 1989A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  5. 5th November 198912 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th November 1989A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 148 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  7. 7th November 1989Work out (2 x 10^3) x (2 x 10^-4). Give your answer in standard form.
  8. 8th November 1989Make x the subject of y = 7x^2 - 5.
  9. 9th November 1989A town's population is 37000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
  10. 10th November 1989In triangle ABC, angle A is 71°, angle B is 32° and side a is 5 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  11. 11th November 19898 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th November 1989A box plot has a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 60. Work out the range.
  13. 13th November 1989Write the recurring decimal 0.9494... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  14. 14th November 1989Factorise x^2 - 49.
  15. 15th November 1989A block has volume 190 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  16. 16th November 1989A right-angled triangle has sides 20 cm, 21 cm and 29 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 20 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  17. 17th November 198915 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th November 1989A box plot has minimum 11, lower quartile 20, median 23, upper quartile 33 and maximum 42. Work out the interquartile range.
  19. 19th November 1989A bill is £576 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  20. 20th November 1989A region is defined by y <= 5x + 2. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  21. 21st November 1989x : y = 7 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  22. 22nd November 1989The point (-3, -3) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-1, -2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  23. 23rd November 19892 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th November 1989A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  25. 25th November 1989A 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 November 1989Factorise x^2 - 12x + 35.
  27. 27th November 1989A price rises by 15% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  28. 28th November 1989Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 40 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  29. 29th November 198923 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  30. 30th November 1989A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 6 values. Work out the frequency density.

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