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November 1952

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st November 19521 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  2. 2nd November 1952A box plot has a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 68. Work out the range.
  3. 3rd November 1952A bill is £696 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  4. 4th November 1952Factorise x^2 + 12x + 27.
  5. 5th November 1952A block has volume 10 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  6. 6th November 1952Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 576 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  7. 7th November 195229 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  8. 8th November 1952A box plot has minimum 12, lower quartile 19, median 28, upper quartile 31 and maximum 37. Work out the interquartile range.
  9. 9th November 1952A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  10. 10th November 1952Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -2x - 4 that passes through (4, -12).
  11. 11th November 1952x : y = 5 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  12. 12th November 1952A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 26 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  13. 13th November 19522 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  14. 14th November 1952A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  15. 15th November 1952Work out (24 x 10^6) / (3 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  16. 16th November 1952A line has equation y = -5x + 2. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  17. 17th November 1952A price rises by 15% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  18. 18th November 1952ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 126°. Work out angle ADC.
  19. 19th November 195226 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  20. 20th November 1952A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 15 values. Work out the frequency density.
  21. 21st November 1952Write the recurring decimal 0.666... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  22. 22nd November 1952For the curve y = 100/x, work out y when x = 10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  23. 23rd November 1952y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 15. Work out y when x = 5.
  24. 24th November 1952A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 88°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  25. 25th November 19528 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  26. 26th November 1952Four classes in order have frequencies 4, 12, 7, 10. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  27. 27th November 1952Work out 25^(3/2).
  28. 28th November 1952Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x - 4)(x - 4).
  29. 29th November 1952y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 81. Work out y when x = 4.
  30. 30th November 1952A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 6 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.

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