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November 1954

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st November 1954A price rises by 10% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  2. 2nd November 1954A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  3. 3rd November 19548 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  4. 4th November 1954A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 6 values. Work out the frequency density.
  5. 5th November 1954A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  6. 6th November 1954A line has equation y = 4x + 6. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  7. 7th November 1954y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 15. Work out y when x = 3.
  8. 8th November 1954ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 87°. Work out angle ADC.
  9. 9th November 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.
  10. 10th November 1954Four classes in order have frequencies 6, 8, 8, 7. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  11. 11th November 1954Work out (15 x 10^7) / (5 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  12. 12th November 1954For the curve y = -55/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  13. 13th November 1954y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 200. Work out y when x = 2.
  14. 14th November 1954A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 64°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  15. 15th November 19541 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  16. 16th November 195440 beetles are marked and released. Later 40 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  17. 17th November 1954Write the recurring decimal 0.333... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  18. 18th November 1954Expand and simplify (x + 2)(x - 3)(x + 4).
  19. 19th November 1954y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 21. Work out y when x = 12.
  20. 20th November 1954A cone has base radius 7 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  21. 21st November 195429 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  22. 22nd November 1954A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 44 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  23. 23rd November 1954Work out 25^(3/2).
  24. 24th November 1954Make x the subject of y = 4x^2 - 3.
  25. 25th November 1954A town's population is 36500 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  26. 26th November 1954In triangle ABC, angle A is 43°, angle B is 46° and side a is 20 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th November 19542 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  28. 28th November 1954A box plot has a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 54. Work out the range.
  29. 29th November 1954Write sqrt(75) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  30. 30th November 1954Factorise x^2 - 36.

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