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April 1960

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st April 1960A bill is £144 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  2. 2nd April 1960For the curve y = 18/x, work out y when x = -2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  3. 3rd April 1960y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 20. Work out y when x = 10.
  4. 4th April 1960A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 134°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  5. 5th April 19603 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  6. 6th April 1960Four classes in order have frequencies 12, 5, 5, 9. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  7. 7th April 1960A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  8. 8th April 1960Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x - 3)(x + 4).
  9. 9th April 1960y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 96. Work out y when x = 7.
  10. 10th April 1960A cone has base radius 5 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  11. 11th April 196023 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  12. 12th April 196040 fish are marked and released. Later 72 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
  13. 13th April 1960Work out (32 x 10^6) / (4 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  14. 14th April 1960Make x the subject of y = 3x^2 - 4.
  15. 15th April 1960y is directly proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 72. Work out y when x = 9.
  16. 16th April 1960In triangle ABC, angle A is 69°, angle B is 45° and side a is 8 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  17. 17th April 19601 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  18. 18th April 1960A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 116 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  19. 19th April 1960Write the recurring decimal 0.888... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  20. 20th April 1960Factorise x^2 - 144.
  21. 21st April 1960A town's population is 18500 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
  22. 22nd April 1960A 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.
  23. 23rd April 196024 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  24. 24th April 1960A box plot has a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 50. Work out the range.
  25. 25th April 1960Work out 27^(2/3).
  26. 26th April 1960A region is defined by y <= x + 8. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  27. 27th April 1960A block has volume 165 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  28. 28th April 1960The point (-5, 3) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-1, -2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  29. 29th April 19603 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  30. 30th April 1960A box plot has minimum 2, lower quartile 12, median 14, upper quartile 22 and maximum 27. Work out the interquartile range.

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