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August 1961

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st August 1961Expand and simplify (x - 5)(x + 1)(x - 4).
  2. 2nd August 1961A block has volume 45 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  3. 3rd August 1961A cone has base radius 7 cm and vertical height 18 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  4. 4th August 196126 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  5. 5th August 1961A box plot has minimum 3, lower quartile 11, median 18, upper quartile 23 and maximum 29. Work out the interquartile range.
  6. 6th August 1961Write sqrt(18) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  7. 7th August 1961Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 6.
  8. 8th August 1961x : y = 2 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  9. 9th August 1961In triangle ABC, angle A is 63°, angle B is 32° and side a is 16 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  10. 10th August 19611 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  11. 11th August 1961A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  12. 12th August 1961A meal deal has 3 mains, 7 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  13. 13th August 1961Factorise x^2 - 4.
  14. 14th August 1961A price rises by 10% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  15. 15th August 1961A 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.
  16. 16th August 196118 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  17. 17th August 1961A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 40 values. Work out the frequency density.
  18. 18th August 1961A mass is 19.8 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the upper bound.
  19. 19th August 1961A region is defined by y <= -3x + 4. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  20. 20th August 1961y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 5. Work out y when x = 5.
  21. 21st August 1961The point (3, 0) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (3, -4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  22. 22nd August 19613 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  23. 23rd August 1961Four classes in order have frequencies 3, 7, 5, 9. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  24. 24th August 1961Write 5^-1 as a fraction.
  25. 25th August 1961Factorise x^2 - 81.
  26. 26th August 1961y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 54. Work out y when x = 2.
  27. 27th August 1961Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 135 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  28. 28th August 196118 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  29. 29th August 196150 voles are marked and released. Later 8 are caught, of which 2 are marked. Estimate the population.
  30. 30th August 1961Work out (9 x 10^6) x (6 x 10^-6). Give your answer in standard form.
  31. 31st August 1961Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -5x - 2 that passes through (2, -8).

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