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April 1953

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st April 1953Four classes in order have frequencies 10, 5, 5, 9. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  2. 2nd April 1953Write the recurring decimal 0.333... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  3. 3rd April 1953Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = x + 9 that passes through (5, 10).
  4. 4th April 1953y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 288. Work out y when x = 5.
  5. 5th April 1953A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 20 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  6. 6th April 19533 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  7. 7th April 195360 newts are marked and released. Later 35 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  8. 8th April 1953Work out 81^(3/2).
  9. 9th April 1953A line has equation y = 2x + 1. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  10. 10th April 1953y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 33. Work out y when x = 2.
  11. 11th April 1953ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 118°. Work out angle ADC.
  12. 12th April 195321 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  13. 13th April 1953A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 184 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  14. 14th April 1953Write sqrt(50) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  15. 15th April 1953For the curve y = -24/x, work out y when x = 2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  16. 16th April 1953A town's population is 34000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
  17. 17th April 1953A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 62°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  18. 18th April 19534 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  19. 19th April 1953A box plot has a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 26. Work out the range.
  20. 20th April 1953A meal deal has 4 mains, 7 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  21. 21st April 1953Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x + 4)(x - 2).
  22. 22nd April 1953A block has volume 155 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  23. 23rd April 1953A cone has base radius 5 cm and vertical height 18 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  24. 24th April 195321 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  25. 25th April 1953A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 17, median 23, upper quartile 31 and maximum 36. Work out the interquartile range.
  26. 26th April 1953A mass is 72 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.
  27. 27th April 1953Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 12.
  28. 28th April 1953x : y = 2 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  29. 29th April 1953In triangle ABC, angle A is 52°, angle B is 65° and side a is 5 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  30. 30th April 19533 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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