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December 1955

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st December 1955For the curve y = 60/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  2. 2nd December 1955y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 60. Work out y when x = 12.
  3. 3rd December 1955A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 112°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  4. 4th December 19552 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  5. 5th December 1955A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 148 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  6. 6th December 1955A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  7. 7th December 1955Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x - 5)(x + 1).
  8. 8th December 1955A town's population is 12000 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  9. 9th December 1955A cone has base radius 7 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  10. 10th December 195525 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  11. 11th December 1955A box plot has a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 22. Work out the range.
  12. 12th December 1955Work out (36 x 10^9) / (6 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  13. 13th December 1955Make x the subject of y = 4x^2 - 4.
  14. 14th December 1955A block has volume 170 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  15. 15th December 1955In triangle ABC, angle A is 80°, angle B is 34° and side a is 11 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  16. 16th December 19552 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  17. 17th December 1955A box plot has minimum 8, lower quartile 18, median 22, upper quartile 32 and maximum 41. Work out the interquartile range.
  18. 18th December 1955Write the recurring decimal 0.888... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  19. 19th December 1955Factorise x^2 - 25.
  20. 20th December 1955x : y = 5 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  21. 21st December 1955A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 40 cm and 41 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  22. 22nd December 195523 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  23. 23rd December 1955A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  24. 24th December 1955Work out 49^(3/2).
  25. 25th December 1955A region is defined by y <= 4x - 1. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  26. 26th December 1955A price rises by 25% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  27. 27th December 1955The point (-6, 0) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-3, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  28. 28th December 19553 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  29. 29th December 1955A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 80 values. Work out the frequency density.
  30. 30th December 1955Write sqrt(20) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  31. 31st December 1955Factorise x^2 - 3x - 28.

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