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July 1956

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st July 195620 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  2. 2nd July 1956A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 172 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  3. 3rd July 1956Write the recurring decimal 0.666... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  4. 4th July 1956A region is defined by y < -5x - 3. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  5. 5th July 1956A town's population is 12500 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  6. 6th July 1956The point (0, 5) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (0, 0). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  7. 7th July 19561 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  8. 8th July 1956A box plot has a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 66. Work out the range.
  9. 9th July 1956Work out 25^(3/2).
  10. 10th July 1956Factorise x^2 + 15x + 54.
  11. 11th July 1956A block has volume 95 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  12. 12th July 1956Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 224 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  13. 13th July 195613 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  14. 14th July 1956A box plot has minimum 6, lower quartile 14, median 23, upper quartile 31 and maximum 36. Work out the interquartile range.
  15. 15th July 1956Write sqrt(75) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  16. 16th July 1956Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -2x - 1 that passes through (4, -10).
  17. 17th July 1956x : y = 5 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  18. 18th July 1956A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  19. 19th July 19565 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  20. 20th July 1956A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  21. 21st July 1956A meal deal has 8 mains, 4 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  22. 22nd July 1956A line has equation y = 2x + 1. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  23. 23rd July 1956A price rises by 20% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  24. 24th July 1956ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 54°. Work out angle ADC.
  25. 25th July 195616 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  26. 26th July 1956A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 10 values. Work out the frequency density.
  27. 27th July 1956A mass is 750 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.
  28. 28th July 1956For the curve y = -25/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  29. 29th July 1956y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 24. Work out y when x = 4.
  30. 30th July 1956A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 110°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  31. 31st July 19564 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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