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February 1958

28 sheets · 140 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st February 1958y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 72. Work out y when x = 9.
  2. 2nd February 1958The point (5, 3) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-1, 2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  3. 3rd February 19582 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  4. 4th February 195855 voles are marked and released. Later 36 are caught, of which 4 are marked. Estimate the population.
  5. 5th February 1958A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  6. 6th February 1958Factorise x^2 - 15x + 56.
  7. 7th February 1958y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 24. Work out y when x = 3.
  8. 8th February 1958Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 1280 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  9. 9th February 195813 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  10. 10th February 1958A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 48 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  11. 11th February 1958Work out (24 x 10^11) / (4 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  12. 12th February 1958Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 5x + 5 that passes through (6, 26).
  13. 13th February 1958A town's population is 2500 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  14. 14th February 1958A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 41 cm and one shorter side of 40 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  15. 15th February 19582 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  16. 16th February 1958A box plot has a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 64. Work out the range.
  17. 17th February 1958Write the recurring decimal 0.777... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  18. 18th February 1958A line has equation y = -3x + 7. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  19. 19th February 1958A block has volume 55 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  20. 20th February 1958ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 107°. Work out angle ADC.
  21. 21st February 195819 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  22. 22nd February 1958A box plot has minimum 4, lower quartile 11, median 15, upper quartile 25 and maximum 34. Work out the interquartile range.
  23. 23rd February 1958Work out 8^(2/3).
  24. 24th February 1958For the curve y = 32/x, work out y when x = 4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  25. 25th February 1958x : y = 2 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  26. 26th February 1958A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 140°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  27. 27th February 19584 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  28. 28th February 1958A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.

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