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August 1956

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st August 1956Four classes in order have frequencies 9, 10, 12, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  2. 2nd August 1956Write 3^-2 as a fraction.
  3. 3rd August 1956Expand and simplify (x + 5)(x + 4)(x + 1).
  4. 4th August 1956y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 18. Work out y when x = 7.
  5. 5th August 1956A cone has base radius 10 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  6. 6th August 195623 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th August 195610 voles are marked and released. Later 24 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  8. 8th August 1956Work out (5 x 10^4) x (3 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  9. 9th August 1956Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 7.
  10. 10th August 1956y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 25. Work out y when x = 10.
  11. 11th August 1956In triangle ABC, angle A is 36°, angle B is 75° and side a is 10 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  12. 12th August 19564 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th August 1956A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 56 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  14. 14th August 1956Write the recurring decimal 0.1717... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  15. 15th August 1956Factorise x^2 - 49.
  16. 16th August 1956A town's population is 3500 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  17. 17th August 1956A right-angled triangle has sides 12 cm, 16 cm and 20 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 12 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  18. 18th August 195616 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th August 1956A box plot has a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 19. Work out the range.
  20. 20th August 1956A bill is £720 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  21. 21st August 1956A region is defined by y <= -5x + 2. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  22. 22nd August 1956A block has volume 165 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  23. 23rd August 1956The point (-1, -2) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (1, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  24. 24th August 19563 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th August 1956A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 17, median 24, upper quartile 33 and maximum 42. Work out the interquartile range.
  26. 26th August 1956A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  27. 27th August 1956Factorise x^2 + 9x + 14.
  28. 28th August 1956x : y = 4 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  29. 29th August 1956Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 81 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  30. 30th August 195612 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  31. 31st August 1956A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.

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