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June 1954

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st June 195450 newts are marked and released. Later 18 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  2. 2nd June 1954Write 6^-3 as a fraction.
  3. 3rd June 1954Factorise x^2 - 10x + 25.
  4. 4th June 1954y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 63. Work out y when x = 15.
  5. 5th June 1954Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 272 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  6. 6th June 195418 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th June 1954A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 108 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  8. 8th June 1954Work out (4 x 10^5) x (3 x 10^-6). Give your answer in standard form.
  9. 9th June 1954Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -x - 1 that passes through (1, 7).
  10. 10th June 1954A town's population is 35500 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  11. 11th June 1954A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  12. 12th June 19544 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th June 1954A box plot has a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 33. Work out the range.
  14. 14th June 1954Write the recurring decimal 0.9393... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  15. 15th June 1954A line has equation y = -5x + 6. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  16. 16th June 1954A block has volume 120 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  17. 17th June 1954ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 91°. Work out angle ADC.
  18. 18th June 195413 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th June 1954A box plot has minimum 8, lower quartile 15, median 20, upper quartile 23 and maximum 28. Work out the interquartile range.
  20. 20th June 1954A bill is £504 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  21. 21st June 1954For the curve y = 15/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  22. 22nd June 1954x : y = 3 : 4. Write y in terms of x.
  23. 23rd June 1954A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 142°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  24. 24th June 19542 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th June 1954A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
  26. 26th June 1954A 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 June 1954Expand and simplify (x - 5)(x - 5)(x - 2).
  28. 28th June 1954A price rises by 25% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  29. 29th June 1954A cone has base radius 3 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  30. 30th June 195431 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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