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September 1958

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 195823 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  2. 2nd September 195860 fish are marked and released. Later 72 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
  3. 3rd September 1958Write the recurring decimal 0.333... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  4. 4th September 1958For the curve y = 55/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  5. 5th September 1958y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 45. Work out y when x = 12.
  6. 6th September 1958A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 42°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  7. 7th September 19581 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  8. 8th September 1958A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 80 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  9. 9th September 1958Work out 216^(2/3).
  10. 10th September 1958Expand and simplify (x - 4)(x + 1)(x - 3).
  11. 11th September 1958A town's population is 23500 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  12. 12th September 1958A cone has base radius 4 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  13. 13th September 195813 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  14. 14th September 1958A box plot has a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 53. Work out the range.
  15. 15th September 1958Write sqrt(98) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  16. 16th September 1958Make x the subject of y = 9x^2 - 10.
  17. 17th September 1958A block has volume 85 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  18. 18th September 1958In triangle ABC, angle A is 75°, angle B is 70° and side a is 15 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  19. 19th September 19585 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  20. 20th September 1958A box plot has minimum 4, lower quartile 12, median 20, upper quartile 26 and maximum 29. Work out the interquartile range.
  21. 21st September 1958A meal deal has 9 mains, 9 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  22. 22nd September 1958Factorise x^2 - 9.
  23. 23rd September 1958x : y = 3 : 4. Write y in terms of x.
  24. 24th September 1958A right-angled triangle has sides 12 cm, 16 cm and 20 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 12 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  25. 25th September 195814 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  26. 26th September 1958A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  27. 27th September 1958A mass is 220 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the upper bound.
  28. 28th September 1958A region is defined by y <= 2x - 1. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  29. 29th September 1958A price rises by 20% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  30. 30th September 1958The point (5, 1) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-2, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.

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