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May 1953

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st May 1953A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  2. 2nd May 1953Write 5^-3 as a fraction.
  3. 3rd May 1953Factorise x^2 - 4.
  4. 4th May 1953A price rises by 15% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  5. 5th May 1953A 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.
  6. 6th May 195322 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th May 1953A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 20 values. Work out the frequency density.
  8. 8th May 1953Work out (2 x 10^8) x (4 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  9. 9th May 1953A region is defined by y <= -4x - 8. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  10. 10th May 1953y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 60. Work out y when x = 12.
  11. 11th May 1953The point (-3, 2) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-2, -2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  12. 12th May 19538 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th May 1953Four classes in order have frequencies 8, 6, 4, 3. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  14. 14th May 1953Write the recurring decimal 0.8282... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  15. 15th May 1953Factorise x^2 + 9x + 14.
  16. 16th May 1953y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 12. Work out y when x = 7.
  17. 17th May 1953Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 540 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  18. 18th May 195313 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th May 195340 newts are marked and released. Later 90 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
  20. 20th May 1953A bill is £768 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  21. 21st May 1953Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -4x - 1 that passes through (4, -10).
  22. 22nd May 1953y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 22. Work out y when x = 15.
  23. 23rd May 1953A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 7 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  24. 24th May 19533 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th May 1953A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 120 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  26. 26th May 1953A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  27. 27th May 1953A line has equation y = -5x + 3. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  28. 28th May 1953A town's population is 38500 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  29. 29th May 1953ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 110°. Work out angle ADC.
  30. 30th May 195330 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  31. 31st May 1953A box plot has a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 33. Work out the range.

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