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September 1954

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 1954A region is defined by y <= -5x - 8. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  2. 2nd September 1954A town's population is 18000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  3. 3rd September 1954The point (2, -4) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-1, -4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  4. 4th September 19542 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  5. 5th September 1954A box plot has a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 22. Work out the range.
  6. 6th September 1954Work out (45 x 10^8) / (9 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  7. 7th September 1954Factorise x^2 - 4x + 4.
  8. 8th September 1954A block has volume 95 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  9. 9th September 1954Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 1664 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  10. 10th September 195421 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  11. 11th September 1954A box plot has minimum 13, lower quartile 19, median 27, upper quartile 31 and maximum 40. Work out the interquartile range.
  12. 12th September 1954Write the recurring decimal 0.111... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  13. 13th September 1954Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 4x - 8 that passes through (1, -5).
  14. 14th September 1954x : y = 3 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  15. 15th September 1954A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  16. 16th September 19544 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  17. 17th September 1954A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  18. 18th September 1954Work out 125^(2/3).
  19. 19th September 1954A line has equation y = 5x + 4. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  20. 20th September 1954A price rises by 15% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  21. 21st September 1954ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 103°. Work out angle ADC.
  22. 22nd September 195412 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  23. 23rd September 1954A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 12.5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  24. 24th September 1954Write sqrt(45) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  25. 25th September 1954For the curve y = -50/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  26. 26th September 1954y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 9. Work out y when x = 3.
  27. 27th September 1954A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 66°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  28. 28th September 19541 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  29. 29th September 1954Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 5, 12, 6. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  30. 30th September 1954A meal deal has 8 mains, 5 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?

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