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October 1954

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st October 1954Expand and simplify (x + 2)(x + 5)(x - 5).
  2. 2nd October 1954y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 45. Work out y when x = 5.
  3. 3rd October 1954A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  4. 4th October 195416 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  5. 5th October 195430 fish are marked and released. Later 30 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.
  6. 6th October 1954A mass is 610 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the upper bound.
  7. 7th October 1954Make x the subject of y = 3x^2 - 8.
  8. 8th October 1954y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 72. Work out y when x = 3.
  9. 9th October 1954In triangle ABC, angle A is 34°, angle B is 37° and side a is 13 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  10. 10th October 19544 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  11. 11th October 1954A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 48 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  12. 12th October 1954Write 2^-2 as a fraction.
  13. 13th October 1954Factorise x^2 - 49.
  14. 14th October 1954A town's population is 18000 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  15. 15th October 1954A right-angled triangle has sides 10 cm, 24 cm and 26 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 10 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  16. 16th October 195417 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  17. 17th October 1954A box plot has a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 59. Work out the range.
  18. 18th October 1954Work out (7 x 10^6) x (2 x 10^-4). Give your answer in standard form.
  19. 19th October 1954A region is defined by y <= 4x - 2. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  20. 20th October 1954A block has volume 80 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  21. 21st October 1954The point (5, 3) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (4, -3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  22. 22nd October 19543 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  23. 23rd October 1954A box plot has minimum 4, lower quartile 8, median 14, upper quartile 19 and maximum 22. Work out the interquartile range.
  24. 24th October 1954Write the recurring decimal 0.8888... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  25. 25th October 1954Factorise x^2 - 13x + 40.
  26. 26th October 1954x : y = 7 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  27. 27th October 1954Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 459 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  28. 28th October 195430 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  29. 29th October 1954A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  30. 30th October 1954A bill is £384 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  31. 31st October 1954Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -x - 9 that passes through (1, 11).

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