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January 1954

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 195413 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  2. 2nd January 1954A box plot has minimum 4, lower quartile 10, median 18, upper quartile 22 and maximum 24. Work out the interquartile range.
  3. 3rd January 1954Write sqrt(12) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  4. 4th January 1954A region is defined by y <= -5x + 3. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  5. 5th January 1954x : y = 7 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  6. 6th January 1954The point (-3, -5) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (1, 2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  7. 7th January 19543 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  8. 8th January 1954A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
  9. 9th January 1954A meal deal has 4 mains, 7 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  10. 10th January 1954Factorise x^2 - 2x - 15.
  11. 11th January 1954A price rises by 15% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  12. 12th January 1954Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 304 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  13. 13th January 195416 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  14. 14th January 1954A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 20 values. Work out the frequency density.
  15. 15th January 1954A mass is 13.9 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the upper bound.
  16. 16th January 1954Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 2x - 3 that passes through (3, 12).
  17. 17th January 1954y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 12. Work out y when x = 3.
  18. 18th January 1954A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  19. 19th January 19541 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  20. 20th January 1954Four classes in order have frequencies 9, 4, 12, 8. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  21. 21st January 1954Write 3^-3 as a fraction.
  22. 22nd January 1954A line has equation y = 2x + 1. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  23. 23rd January 1954y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 144. Work out y when x = 7.
  24. 24th January 1954ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 80°. Work out angle ADC.
  25. 25th January 195417 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  26. 26th January 195415 fish are marked and released. Later 30 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  27. 27th January 1954Work out (2 x 10^8) x (7 x 10^-6). Give your answer in standard form.
  28. 28th January 1954For the curve y = 4/x, work out y when x = 2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  29. 29th January 1954y is directly proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 90. Work out y when x = 4.
  30. 30th January 1954A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 74°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  31. 31st January 19542 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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