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September 1956

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 1956Work out (21 x 10^7) / (7 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  2. 2nd September 1956Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 3x - 2 that passes through (5, 8).
  3. 3rd September 1956A price rises by 15% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  4. 4th September 1956A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 41 cm and one shorter side of 40 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  5. 5th September 19561 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  6. 6th September 1956A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 3 values. Work out the frequency density.
  7. 7th September 1956Write the recurring decimal 0.333... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  8. 8th September 1956A line has equation y = 4x + 2. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  9. 9th September 1956y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 10. Work out y when x = 2.
  10. 10th September 1956ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 58°. Work out angle ADC.
  11. 11th September 195621 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  12. 12th September 1956Four classes in order have frequencies 6, 6, 11, 5. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  13. 13th September 1956Work out 81^(3/2).
  14. 14th September 1956For the curve y = 20/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  15. 15th September 1956y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 175. Work out y when x = 2.
  16. 16th September 1956A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 170°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  17. 17th September 19566 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  18. 18th September 195645 newts are marked and released. Later 30 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  19. 19th September 1956Write sqrt(32) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  20. 20th September 1956Expand and simplify (x - 1)(x - 2)(x + 4).
  21. 21st September 1956y is directly proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 64. Work out y when x = 7.
  22. 22nd September 1956A cone has base radius 6 cm and vertical height 6 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  23. 23rd September 195618 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  24. 24th September 1956A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 64 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  25. 25th September 1956A meal deal has 8 mains, 5 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  26. 26th September 1956Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 7.
  27. 27th September 1956A town's population is 26000 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  28. 28th September 1956In triangle ABC, angle A is 74°, angle B is 50° and side a is 10 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  29. 29th September 19566 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  30. 30th September 1956A box plot has a minimum of 19 and a maximum of 38. Work out the range.

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