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October 1961

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st October 1961y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 18. Work out y when x = 6.
  2. 2nd October 1961A right-angled triangle has sides 7 cm, 24 cm and 25 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 7 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  3. 3rd October 196125 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  4. 4th October 1961Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 7, 6, 4. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  5. 5th October 1961Work out 16^(3/2).
  6. 6th October 1961A region is defined by y < -x + 7. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  7. 7th October 1961y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 36. Work out y when x = 6.
  8. 8th October 1961The point (-6, 4) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (2, 2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  9. 9th October 19611 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  10. 10th October 196120 voles are marked and released. Later 24 are caught, of which 4 are marked. Estimate the population.
  11. 11th October 1961Write sqrt(50) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  12. 12th October 1961Factorise x^2 + 9x + 20.
  13. 13th October 1961y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 84. Work out y when x = 15.
  14. 14th October 1961Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 648 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  15. 15th October 196122 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  16. 16th October 1961A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 148 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  17. 17th October 1961A meal deal has 6 mains, 8 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  18. 18th October 1961Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 2x + 9 that passes through (4, -1).
  19. 19th October 1961A town's population is 21000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  20. 20th October 1961A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 17 cm and one shorter side of 15 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  21. 21st October 19612 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  22. 22nd October 1961A box plot has a minimum of 17 and a maximum of 35. Work out the range.
  23. 23rd October 1961A mass is 10 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the upper bound.
  24. 24th October 1961A line has equation y = -4x + 7. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  25. 25th October 1961A block has volume 35 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  26. 26th October 1961ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 54°. Work out angle ADC.
  27. 27th October 196128 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  28. 28th October 1961A box plot has minimum 6, lower quartile 16, median 20, upper quartile 24 and maximum 26. Work out the interquartile range.
  29. 29th October 1961Write 5^-2 as a fraction.
  30. 30th October 1961For the curve y = 30/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  31. 31st October 1961x : y = 5 : 6. Write y in terms of x.

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