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January 1960

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 1960A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  2. 2nd January 1960A mass is 620 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.
  3. 3rd January 1960Expand and simplify (x + 2)(x - 2)(x + 5).
  4. 4th January 1960A price rises by 20% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  5. 5th January 1960A cone has base radius 10 cm and vertical height 9 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  6. 6th January 196012 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 January 1960A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 2.5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  8. 8th January 1960Write 3^-1 as a fraction.
  9. 9th January 1960Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 4.
  10. 10th January 1960y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 30. Work out y when x = 10.
  11. 11th January 1960In triangle ABC, angle A is 45°, angle B is 70° and side a is 12 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  12. 12th January 19603 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th January 1960Four classes in order have frequencies 7, 12, 12, 5. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  14. 14th January 1960Work out (6 x 10^6) x (3 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  15. 15th January 1960Factorise x^2 - 49.
  16. 16th January 1960y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 32. Work out y when x = 8.
  17. 17th January 1960A right-angled triangle has sides 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 6 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  18. 18th January 196015 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th January 196045 fish are marked and released. Later 56 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  20. 20th January 1960Write the recurring decimal 0.6868... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  21. 21st January 1960A region is defined by y <= x + 2. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  22. 22nd January 1960y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 63. Work out y when x = 12.
  23. 23rd January 1960The point (4, -6) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (3, -2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  24. 24th January 19603 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th January 1960A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 180 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  26. 26th January 1960A bill is £960 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  27. 27th January 1960Factorise x^2 - 7x + 6.
  28. 28th January 1960A town's population is 12500 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  29. 29th January 1960Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 972 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  30. 30th January 196023 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  31. 31st January 1960A box plot has a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 65. Work out the range.

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