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January 1958

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 1958A line has equation y = 3x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  2. 2nd January 1958A town's population is 19000 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  3. 3rd January 1958ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 118°. Work out angle ADC.
  4. 4th January 195819 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  5. 5th January 1958A box plot has a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 53. Work out the range.
  6. 6th January 1958A mass is 510 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the upper bound.
  7. 7th January 1958For the curve y = -2/x, work out y when x = 1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  8. 8th January 1958A block has volume 145 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  9. 9th January 1958A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 88°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  10. 10th January 19582 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  11. 11th January 1958A box plot has minimum 6, lower quartile 12, median 17, upper quartile 19 and maximum 23. Work out the interquartile range.
  12. 12th January 1958Write 2^-3 as a fraction.
  13. 13th January 1958Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x - 1)(x - 4).
  14. 14th January 1958x : y = 5 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  15. 15th January 1958A cone has base radius 4 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  16. 16th January 195818 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  17. 17th January 1958A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  18. 18th January 1958Work out (8 x 10^4) x (4 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  19. 19th January 1958Make x the subject of y = 3x^2 - 2.
  20. 20th January 1958A price rises by 20% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  21. 21st January 1958In triangle ABC, angle A is 58°, angle B is 34° and side a is 19 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  22. 22nd January 19583 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  23. 23rd January 1958A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 40 values. Work out the frequency density.
  24. 24th January 1958Write the recurring decimal 0.4141... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  25. 25th January 1958Factorise x^2 - 144.
  26. 26th January 1958y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 18. Work out y when x = 6.
  27. 27th January 1958A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  28. 28th January 195824 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  29. 29th January 1958Four classes in order have frequencies 3, 6, 3, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  30. 30th January 1958A bill is £336 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  31. 31st January 1958A region is defined by y < x - 2. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?

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