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April 1956

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st April 1956The point (-2, -4) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-3, -4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  2. 2nd April 19562 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  3. 3rd April 195640 newts are marked and released. Later 54 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.
  4. 4th April 1956Write the recurring decimal 0.5454... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  5. 5th April 1956Factorise x^2 + 4x + 3.
  6. 6th April 1956y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 84. Work out y when x = 2.
  7. 7th April 1956Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 32 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  8. 8th April 195612 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  9. 9th April 1956A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 60 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  10. 10th April 1956A bill is £936 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  11. 11th April 1956Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 2x - 1 that passes through (1, -3).
  12. 12th April 1956A town's population is 4500 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  13. 13th April 1956A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 20 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  14. 14th April 19562 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  15. 15th April 1956A box plot has a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 72. Work out the range.
  16. 16th April 1956A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  17. 17th April 1956A line has equation y = -3x + 8. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  18. 18th April 1956A block has volume 65 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  19. 19th April 1956ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 120°. Work out angle ADC.
  20. 20th April 195625 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  21. 21st April 1956A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 17, median 26, upper quartile 31 and maximum 40. Work out the interquartile range.
  22. 22nd April 1956Work out (18 x 10^8) / (2 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  23. 23rd April 1956For the curve y = 80/x, work out y when x = 10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  24. 24th April 1956x : y = 5 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  25. 25th April 1956A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 134°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  26. 26th April 19564 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  27. 27th April 1956A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  28. 28th April 1956Write the recurring decimal 0.111... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  29. 29th April 1956Expand and simplify (x - 5)(x + 4)(x + 5).
  30. 30th April 1956A price rises by 10% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.

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