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October 1956

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st October 1956A mass is 9 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.
  2. 2nd October 1956Factorise x^2 - 36.
  3. 3rd October 1956A block has volume 105 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  4. 4th October 1956A 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.
  5. 5th October 195623 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th October 1956A box plot has minimum 11, lower quartile 21, median 23, upper quartile 29 and maximum 31. Work out the interquartile range.
  7. 7th October 1956Write 2^-1 as a fraction.
  8. 8th October 1956A region is defined by y < -2x - 3. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  9. 9th October 1956x : y = 2 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  10. 10th October 1956The point (1, -6) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (0, -3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  11. 11th October 19561 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th October 1956A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  13. 13th October 1956Work out (6 x 10^3) x (4 x 10^-5). Give your answer in standard form.
  14. 14th October 1956Factorise x^2 + 4x - 32.
  15. 15th October 1956A price rises by 20% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  16. 16th October 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.
  17. 17th October 195626 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th October 1956A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 30 values. Work out the frequency density.
  19. 19th October 1956Write the recurring decimal 0.3838... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  20. 20th October 1956Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -5x - 4 that passes through (5, -36).
  21. 21st October 1956y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 10. Work out y when x = 2.
  22. 22nd October 1956A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 17 cm and one shorter side of 15 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  23. 23rd October 19563 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th October 1956Four classes in order have frequencies 7, 12, 4, 4. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  25. 25th October 1956A bill is £648 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  26. 26th October 1956A line has equation y = -3x + 5. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  27. 27th October 1956y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 80. Work out y when x = 6.
  28. 28th October 1956ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 76°. Work out angle ADC.
  29. 29th October 195623 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  30. 30th October 195635 beetles are marked and released. Later 66 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.
  31. 31st October 1956A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?

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