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July 1972

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st July 1972A bag holds 3 red, 3 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  2. 2nd July 1972A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 25 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  3. 3rd July 1972A block has mass 600 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 25 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  4. 4th July 1972Solve x^2 + y^2 = 841 and y = x - 1 simultaneously.
  5. 5th July 1972y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 12. Work out y when x = 2.
  6. 6th July 1972The point (8, 15) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 289. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  7. 7th July 1972A bag holds 8 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 5/14. Work out r.
  8. 8th July 1972On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 8-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  9. 9th July 1972x = 125 and y = 36, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  10. 10th July 1972Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (11x(n) + 9) with x(0) = 2. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
  11. 11th July 1972y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 32. Work out y when x = 3.
  12. 12th July 1972In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that OA and OB are both radii of the circle, so triangle OAB is isosceles. State the reason being quoted.
  13. 13th July 1972The probability of winning a game is 1/5. A player expects 7 wins. How many games did they play?
  14. 14th July 1972A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 10 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  15. 15th July 1972A car covers 740 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 7 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  16. 16th July 1972Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 5, 14, 29, 50, ...
  17. 17th July 1972y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 14. Work out y when x = 64.
  18. 18th July 1972In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 5a + b and vector RS = 15a + 3b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  19. 19th July 1972A bag holds 8 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 4/7. Work out n.
  20. 20th July 1972On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 15-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  21. 21st July 1972Rationalise the denominator of 77/sqrt(7), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  22. 22nd July 1972The point (5, 5) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(x - 4).
  23. 23rd July 1972A train slows steadily from 14 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  24. 24th July 1972A cuboid measures 8 cm by 11 cm by 13 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  25. 25th July 1972A bag holds 5 red and 9 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  26. 26th July 1972A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 25 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  27. 27th July 1972Simplify sqrt(80) + sqrt(80), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  28. 28th July 1972Prove that the sum of 7 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 7. State the simplified sum you would use.
  29. 29th July 1972y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 4. Work out y when x = 2.
  30. 30th July 1972A cuboid measures 4 cm by 5 cm by 10 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  31. 31st July 1972A bag holds 5 red, 7 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?

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