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August 1957

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st August 195725 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  2. 2nd August 1957A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  3. 3rd August 1957Write the recurring decimal 0.111... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  4. 4th August 1957Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -4x + 8 that passes through (6, -25).
  5. 5th August 1957A price rises by 10% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  6. 6th August 1957A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 16 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  7. 7th August 19572 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  8. 8th August 1957A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 2 values. Work out the frequency density.
  9. 9th August 1957Work out 8^(2/3).
  10. 10th August 1957A line has equation y = 3x + 7. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  11. 11th August 1957y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 60. Work out y when x = 10.
  12. 12th August 1957ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 65°. Work out angle ADC.
  13. 13th August 19577 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  14. 14th August 1957Four classes in order have frequencies 6, 12, 3, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  15. 15th August 1957Write sqrt(75) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  16. 16th August 1957For the curve y = -120/x, work out y when x = -10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  17. 17th August 1957y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 75. Work out y when x = 9.
  18. 18th August 1957A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 78°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  19. 19th August 19574 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  20. 20th August 195730 voles are marked and released. Later 96 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  21. 21st August 1957A meal deal has 4 mains, 4 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  22. 22nd August 1957Expand and simplify (x - 5)(x - 1)(x - 1).
  23. 23rd August 1957y is directly proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 56. Work out y when x = 3.
  24. 24th August 1957A cone has base radius 3 cm and vertical height 21 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  25. 25th August 195716 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  26. 26th August 1957A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 124 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  27. 27th August 1957A mass is 43 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.
  28. 28th August 1957Make x the subject of y = 7x^2 - 9.
  29. 29th August 1957A town's population is 13500 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
  30. 30th August 1957In triangle ABC, angle A is 51°, angle B is 55° and side a is 12 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  31. 31st August 19576 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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