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December 1960

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st December 19603 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  2. 2nd December 1960A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  3. 3rd December 1960Write 7^-1 as a fraction.
  4. 4th December 1960Expand and simplify (x - 3)(x + 2)(x + 2).
  5. 5th December 1960A price rises by 25% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  6. 6th December 1960A cone has base radius 7 cm and vertical height 18 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  7. 7th December 196013 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  8. 8th December 1960A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 12 values. Work out the frequency density.
  9. 9th December 1960Work out (5 x 10^5) x (4 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  10. 10th December 1960Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 7.
  11. 11th December 1960y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 8. Work out y when x = 4.
  12. 12th December 1960In triangle ABC, angle A is 36°, angle B is 109° and side a is 6 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  13. 13th December 19601 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  14. 14th December 1960Four classes in order have frequencies 8, 6, 9, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  15. 15th December 1960Write the recurring decimal 0.6868... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  16. 16th December 1960Factorise x^2 - 100.
  17. 17th December 1960y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 72. Work out y when x = 8.
  18. 18th December 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.
  19. 19th December 196012 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  20. 20th December 196020 beetles are marked and released. Later 60 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.
  21. 21st December 1960A bill is £384 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  22. 22nd December 1960A region is defined by y <= -3x - 6. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  23. 23rd December 1960y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 30. Work out y when x = 6.
  24. 24th December 1960The point (0, -3) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (-1, -2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  25. 25th December 19602 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  26. 26th December 1960A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 196 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  27. 27th December 1960A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  28. 28th December 1960Factorise x^2 + 7x + 10.
  29. 29th December 1960A town's population is 19000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  30. 30th December 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.
  31. 31st December 196018 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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