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December 1954

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st December 1954A block has volume 20 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  2. 2nd December 1954A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  3. 3rd December 195412 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  4. 4th December 1954A box plot has minimum 12, lower quartile 17, median 27, upper quartile 29 and maximum 33. Work out the interquartile range.
  5. 5th December 1954A meal deal has 4 mains, 4 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  6. 6th December 1954A region is defined by y < -x + 8. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  7. 7th December 1954x : y = 4 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  8. 8th December 1954The point (6, -2) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (-4, 0). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  9. 9th December 19546 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  10. 10th December 1954A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  11. 11th December 1954A mass is 640 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.
  12. 12th December 1954Factorise x^2 - 4.
  13. 13th December 1954A price rises by 15% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  14. 14th December 1954Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 200 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  15. 15th December 19548 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  16. 16th December 1954A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 40 values. Work out the frequency density.
  17. 17th December 1954Write 5^-3 as a fraction.
  18. 18th December 1954Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 5x + 2 that passes through (3, 22).
  19. 19th December 1954y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 12. Work out y when x = 4.
  20. 20th December 1954A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  21. 21st December 19542 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  22. 22nd December 1954Four classes in order have frequencies 9, 7, 5, 6. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  23. 23rd December 1954Work out (2 x 10^4) x (5 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  24. 24th December 1954A line has equation y = 5x + 5. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  25. 25th December 1954y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 64. Work out y when x = 5.
  26. 26th December 1954ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 66°. Work out angle ADC.
  27. 27th December 195416 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  28. 28th December 195455 newts are marked and released. Later 20 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  29. 29th December 1954Write the recurring decimal 0.4343... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  30. 30th December 1954For the curve y = 35/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  31. 31st December 1954y is directly proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 28. Work out y when x = 8.

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