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April 1959

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st April 1959Write sqrt(75) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  2. 2nd April 1959Factorise x^2 - 64.
  3. 3rd April 1959y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 21. Work out y when x = 3.
  4. 4th April 1959A right-angled triangle has sides 5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 5 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  5. 5th April 195913 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th April 1959A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 232 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  7. 7th April 1959A meal deal has 4 mains, 8 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  8. 8th April 1959A region is defined by y < -2x - 7. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  9. 9th April 1959A town's population is 26500 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  10. 10th April 1959The point (-3, 1) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-1, -1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  11. 11th April 19594 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th April 1959A box plot has a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 68. Work out the range.
  13. 13th April 1959A mass is 43 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.
  14. 14th April 1959Factorise x^2 + 7x + 6.
  15. 15th April 1959A block has volume 70 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  16. 16th April 1959Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 176 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  17. 17th April 195932 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th April 1959A box plot has minimum 1, lower quartile 11, median 19, upper quartile 28 and maximum 36. Work out the interquartile range.
  19. 19th April 1959Write 4^-1 as a fraction.
  20. 20th April 1959Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -4x - 4 that passes through (4, -10).
  21. 21st April 1959x : y = 3 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  22. 22nd April 1959A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  23. 23rd April 19595 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th April 1959A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  25. 25th April 1959Work out (7 x 10^3) x (3 x 10^-6). Give your answer in standard form.
  26. 26th April 1959A line has equation y = 2x + 8. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  27. 27th April 1959A price rises by 10% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  28. 28th April 1959ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 83°. Work out angle ADC.
  29. 29th April 195927 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  30. 30th April 1959A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 30 values. Work out the frequency density.

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