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June 1990 5-a-day

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June 1990

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st June 1990y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 55. Work out y when x = 4.
  2. 2nd June 1990The point (3, 5) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (-3, 3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  3. 3rd June 19902 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  4. 4th June 1990A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 196 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  5. 5th June 1990A bill is £240 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  6. 6th June 1990Factorise x^2 - 4x - 5.
  7. 7th June 1990A town's population is 31500 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
  8. 8th June 1990Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 1472 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  9. 9th June 199027 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  10. 10th June 1990A box plot has a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 31. Work out the range.
  11. 11th June 1990A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  12. 12th June 1990Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 4x + 7 that passes through (3, 24).
  13. 13th June 1990A block has volume 95 cm^3 and density 11 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  14. 14th June 1990A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  15. 15th June 19903 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  16. 16th June 1990A box plot has minimum 5, lower quartile 10, median 13, upper quartile 19 and maximum 22. Work out the interquartile range.
  17. 17th June 1990Work out (8 x 10^12) / (2 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  18. 18th June 1990A line has equation y = 3x + 2. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  19. 19th June 1990x : y = 3 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  20. 20th June 1990ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 114°. Work out angle ADC.
  21. 21st June 199016 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  22. 22nd June 1990A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  23. 23rd June 1990Write the recurring decimal 0.333... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  24. 24th June 1990For the curve y = 30/x, work out y when x = -10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  25. 25th June 1990A price rises by 15% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  26. 26th June 1990A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 52°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  27. 27th June 19905 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  28. 28th June 1990A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 3 values. Work out the frequency density.
  29. 29th June 1990Work out 8^(2/3).
  30. 30th June 1990Expand and simplify (x - 2)(x - 1)(x - 1).

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