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February 1955

28 sheets · 140 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st February 195532 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  2. 2nd February 1955Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 8, 10, 6. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  3. 3rd February 1955Write sqrt(12) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  4. 4th February 1955Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 5x - 9 that passes through (6, 27).
  5. 5th February 1955y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 12. Work out y when x = 8.
  6. 6th February 1955A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 41 cm and one shorter side of 40 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  7. 7th February 19552 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  8. 8th February 195525 voles are marked and released. Later 9 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  9. 9th February 1955A meal deal has 9 mains, 8 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  10. 10th February 1955A line has equation y = -2x + 3. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  11. 11th February 1955y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 20. Work out y when x = 3.
  12. 12th February 1955ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 71°. Work out angle ADC.
  13. 13th February 195517 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  14. 14th February 1955A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 108 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  15. 15th February 1955A mass is 25.4 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the lower bound.
  16. 16th February 1955For the curve y = 9/x, work out y when x = 1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  17. 17th February 1955A town's population is 8000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  18. 18th February 1955A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 130°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  19. 19th February 19555 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  20. 20th February 1955A box plot has a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 55. Work out the range.
  21. 21st February 1955Write 6^-2 as a fraction.
  22. 22nd February 1955Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x - 4)(x + 5).
  23. 23rd February 1955A block has volume 35 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  24. 24th February 1955A cone has base radius 4 cm and vertical height 6 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  25. 25th February 195518 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  26. 26th February 1955A box plot has minimum 7, lower quartile 14, median 22, upper quartile 31 and maximum 41. Work out the interquartile range.
  27. 27th February 1955Work out (5 x 10^3) x (4 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  28. 28th February 1955Make x the subject of y = 6x^2 - 3.

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