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February 1953

28 sheets · 140 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st February 1953Work out 100^(3/2).
  2. 2nd February 1953A region is defined by y <= -3x - 2. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  3. 3rd February 1953x : y = 5 : 6. Write y in terms of x.
  4. 4th February 1953The point (-4, 6) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-3, 0). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  5. 5th February 19538 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  6. 6th February 1953A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  7. 7th February 1953Write sqrt(50) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  8. 8th February 1953Factorise x^2 - 5x - 14.
  9. 9th February 1953A price rises by 10% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  10. 10th February 1953Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 864 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  11. 11th February 195318 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  12. 12th February 1953A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 20 values. Work out the frequency density.
  13. 13th February 1953A meal deal has 4 mains, 5 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  14. 14th February 1953Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 4x + 9 that passes through (1, 9).
  15. 15th February 1953y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 20. Work out y when x = 4.
  16. 16th February 1953A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 41 cm and one shorter side of 9 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  17. 17th February 19532 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  18. 18th February 1953Four classes in order have frequencies 9, 11, 6, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  19. 19th February 1953A mass is 9.3 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the lower bound.
  20. 20th February 1953A line has equation y = 3x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  21. 21st February 1953y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 252. Work out y when x = 4.
  22. 22nd February 1953ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 102°. Work out angle ADC.
  23. 23rd February 195323 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  24. 24th February 195335 fish are marked and released. Later 48 are caught, of which 4 are marked. Estimate the population.
  25. 25th February 1953Write 4^-2 as a fraction.
  26. 26th February 1953For the curve y = 12/x, work out y when x = 2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  27. 27th February 1953y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 84. Work out y when x = 5.
  28. 28th February 1953A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 126°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.

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