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July 1961

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st July 1961Write the recurring decimal 0.3030... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  2. 2nd July 1961A region is defined by y < 3x + 2. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  3. 3rd July 1961A price rises by 25% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  4. 4th July 1961The point (5, 5) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (3, -3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  5. 5th July 19617 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  6. 6th July 1961A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 8 values. Work out the frequency density.
  7. 7th July 1961A bill is £600 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  8. 8th July 1961Factorise x^2 + 18x + 81.
  9. 9th July 1961y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 20. Work out y when x = 4.
  10. 10th July 1961Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 1026 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  11. 11th July 196120 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  12. 12th July 1961Four classes in order have frequencies 10, 8, 11, 8. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  13. 13th July 1961A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  14. 14th July 1961Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 5x + 8 that passes through (2, 14).
  15. 15th July 1961y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 36. Work out y when x = 8.
  16. 16th July 1961A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 16 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  17. 17th July 19611 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  18. 18th July 196150 voles are marked and released. Later 72 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  19. 19th July 1961Work out (32 x 10^10) / (4 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  20. 20th July 1961A line has equation y = -2x + 3. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  21. 21st July 1961y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 35. Work out y when x = 13.
  22. 22nd July 1961ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 81°. Work out angle ADC.
  23. 23rd July 196114 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  24. 24th July 1961A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 132 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  25. 25th July 1961Write the recurring decimal 0.111... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  26. 26th July 1961For the curve y = -24/x, work out y when x = -2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  27. 27th July 1961A town's population is 23000 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  28. 28th July 1961A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 88°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  29. 29th July 19616 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  30. 30th July 1961A box plot has a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 42. Work out the range.
  31. 31st July 1961Work out 216^(2/3).

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