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September 1957

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 1957A box plot has a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 14. Work out the range.
  2. 2nd September 1957Write 7^-3 as a fraction.
  3. 3rd September 1957Factorise x^2 - 64.
  4. 4th September 1957A block has volume 195 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  5. 5th September 1957A right-angled triangle has sides 8 cm, 15 cm and 17 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 8 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  6. 6th September 195720 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th September 1957A box plot has minimum 1, lower quartile 4, median 10, upper quartile 17 and maximum 21. Work out the interquartile range.
  8. 8th September 1957Work out (5 x 10^8) x (7 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  9. 9th September 1957A region is defined by y <= -3x - 1. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  10. 10th September 1957x : y = 3 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  11. 11th September 1957The point (-2, 0) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (0, -1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  12. 12th September 19574 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th September 1957A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  14. 14th September 1957Write the recurring decimal 0.5353... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  15. 15th September 1957Factorise x^2 + 17x + 72.
  16. 16th September 1957A price rises by 10% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  17. 17th September 1957Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 1088 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  18. 18th September 195721 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th September 1957A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 6 values. Work out the frequency density.
  20. 20th September 1957A bill is £480 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  21. 21st September 1957Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 4x + 1 that passes through (6, 35).
  22. 22nd September 1957y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 15. Work out y when x = 5.
  23. 23rd September 1957A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 7 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  24. 24th September 19571 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th September 1957Four classes in order have frequencies 4, 4, 8, 10. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  26. 26th September 1957A 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 September 1957A line has equation y = 5x + 7. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  28. 28th September 1957y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 225. Work out y when x = 6.
  29. 29th September 1957ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 82°. Work out angle ADC.
  30. 30th September 195721 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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