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August 1953

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st August 1953Make x the subject of y = 6x^2 - 9.
  2. 2nd August 1953y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 8. Work out y when x = 2.
  3. 3rd August 1953In triangle ABC, angle A is 69°, angle B is 39° and side a is 13 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  4. 4th August 19531 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  5. 5th August 1953Four classes in order have frequencies 12, 6, 10, 5. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  6. 6th August 1953Work out (42 x 10^6) / (7 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  7. 7th August 1953Factorise x^2 - 25.
  8. 8th August 1953y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 45. Work out y when x = 4.
  9. 9th August 1953A right-angled triangle has sides 8 cm, 15 cm and 17 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 8 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  10. 10th August 195320 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  11. 11th August 195330 voles are marked and released. Later 72 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
  12. 12th August 1953Write the recurring decimal 0.444... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  13. 13th August 1953A region is defined by y <= 4x - 1. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  14. 14th August 1953y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 14. Work out y when x = 15.
  15. 15th August 1953The point (1, 3) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (4, -2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  16. 16th August 19533 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  17. 17th August 1953A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 140 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  18. 18th August 1953Work out 216^(2/3).
  19. 19th August 1953Factorise x^2 - 6x - 27.
  20. 20th August 1953A town's population is 11000 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  21. 21st August 1953Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 2176 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  22. 22nd August 195312 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  23. 23rd August 1953A box plot has a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 28. Work out the range.
  24. 24th August 1953Write sqrt(18) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  25. 25th August 1953Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -x - 5 that passes through (3, 2).
  26. 26th August 1953A block has volume 85 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  27. 27th August 1953A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 26 cm and one shorter side of 10 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  28. 28th August 19534 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  29. 29th August 1953A box plot has minimum 5, lower quartile 14, median 18, upper quartile 20 and maximum 23. Work out the interquartile range.
  30. 30th August 1953A meal deal has 3 mains, 7 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  31. 31st August 1953A line has equation y = 3x + 7. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.

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