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December 1958

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st December 1958A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 112 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  2. 2nd December 1958A mass is 3 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the lower bound.
  3. 3rd December 1958A line has equation y = 2x + 2. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  4. 4th December 1958A town's population is 19500 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  5. 5th December 1958ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 50°. Work out angle ADC.
  6. 6th December 195827 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 December 1958A box plot has a minimum of 13 and a maximum of 37. Work out the range.
  8. 8th December 1958Write 2^-3 as a fraction.
  9. 9th December 1958For the curve y = -100/x, work out y when x = 10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  10. 10th December 1958A block has volume 170 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  11. 11th December 1958A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 102°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  12. 12th December 19582 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th December 1958A box plot has minimum 6, lower quartile 9, median 16, upper quartile 20 and maximum 25. Work out the interquartile range.
  14. 14th December 1958Work out (3 x 10^5) x (4 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  15. 15th December 1958Expand and simplify (x - 2)(x + 1)(x + 4).
  16. 16th December 1958x : y = 2 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  17. 17th December 1958A cone has base radius 10 cm and vertical height 3 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  18. 18th December 195824 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 December 1958A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
  20. 20th December 1958Write the recurring decimal 0.6565... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  21. 21st December 1958Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 11.
  22. 22nd December 1958A price rises by 15% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  23. 23rd December 1958In triangle ABC, angle A is 42°, angle B is 88° and side a is 17 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  24. 24th December 19581 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th December 1958A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 60 values. Work out the frequency density.
  26. 26th December 1958A bill is £288 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  27. 27th December 1958Factorise x^2 - 25.
  28. 28th December 1958y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 30. Work out y when x = 10.
  29. 29th December 1958A right-angled triangle has sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 3 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  30. 30th December 19588 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  31. 31st December 1958Four classes in order have frequencies 4, 6, 3, 5. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.

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