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October 1952

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st October 1952ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 127°. Work out angle ADC.
  2. 2nd October 195228 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  3. 3rd October 1952A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
  4. 4th October 1952A meal deal has 9 mains, 6 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  5. 5th October 1952For the curve y = -60/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  6. 6th October 1952A price rises by 20% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  7. 7th October 1952A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 116°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  8. 8th October 19521 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  9. 9th October 1952A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 15 values. Work out the frequency density.
  10. 10th October 1952A mass is 46 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.
  11. 11th October 1952Expand and simplify (x - 5)(x + 1)(x + 5).
  12. 12th October 1952y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 72. Work out y when x = 12.
  13. 13th October 1952A cone has base radius 7 cm and vertical height 21 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  14. 14th October 195216 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  15. 15th October 1952Four classes in order have frequencies 10, 9, 7, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  16. 16th October 1952Write 7^-3 as a fraction.
  17. 17th October 1952Make x the subject of y = 4x^2 - 6.
  18. 18th October 1952y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 50. Work out y when x = 8.
  19. 19th October 1952In triangle ABC, angle A is 52°, angle B is 51° and side a is 15 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  20. 20th October 19525 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  21. 21st October 195220 newts are marked and released. Later 24 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  22. 22nd October 1952Work out (9 x 10^3) x (6 x 10^-4). Give your answer in standard form.
  23. 23rd October 1952Factorise x^2 - 9.
  24. 24th October 1952y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 84. Work out y when x = 13.
  25. 25th October 1952A right-angled triangle has sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 3 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  26. 26th October 195225 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  27. 27th October 1952A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 184 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  28. 28th October 1952Write the recurring decimal 0.2727... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  29. 29th October 1952A region is defined by y <= -x - 2. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  30. 30th October 1952A town's population is 4000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  31. 31st October 1952The point (0, 6) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (0, -3). Write down the coordinates of the image.

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