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February 1954

28 sheets · 140 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st February 1954A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 172 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  2. 2nd February 1954Write the recurring decimal 0.4646... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  3. 3rd February 1954Expand and simplify (x - 1)(x - 5)(x + 2).
  4. 4th February 1954A town's population is 14500 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
  5. 5th February 1954A cone has base radius 8 cm and vertical height 18 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  6. 6th February 195423 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th February 1954A box plot has a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 54. Work out the range.
  8. 8th February 1954A bill is £288 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  9. 9th February 1954Make x the subject of y = 8x^2 - 5.
  10. 10th February 1954A block has volume 115 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  11. 11th February 1954In triangle ABC, angle A is 68°, angle B is 40° and side a is 16 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  12. 12th February 19542 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th February 1954A box plot has minimum 8, lower quartile 13, median 19, upper quartile 23 and maximum 32. Work out the interquartile range.
  14. 14th February 1954A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  15. 15th February 1954Factorise x^2 - 81.
  16. 16th February 1954x : y = 4 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  17. 17th February 1954A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 40 cm and 41 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  18. 18th February 195422 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th February 1954A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  20. 20th February 1954Work out (6 x 10^6) / (3 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  21. 21st February 1954A region is defined by y < 5x - 4. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  22. 22nd February 1954A price rises by 10% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  23. 23rd February 1954The point (-4, -3) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-4, -1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  24. 24th February 19541 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th February 1954A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 12.5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  26. 26th February 1954Write the recurring decimal 0.444... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  27. 27th February 1954Factorise x^2 + 15x + 56.
  28. 28th February 1954y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 2. Work out y when x = 2.

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