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November 1961

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st November 1961A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 172°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  2. 2nd November 19614 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  3. 3rd November 1961A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  4. 4th November 1961Work out (2 x 10^3) x (4 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  5. 5th November 1961Expand and simplify (x - 5)(x + 5)(x + 2).
  6. 6th November 1961A price rises by 15% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  7. 7th November 1961A cone has base radius 2 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  8. 8th November 196124 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  9. 9th November 1961A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 7.5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  10. 10th November 1961Write the recurring decimal 0.6363... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  11. 11th November 1961Make x the subject of y = 9x^2 - 9.
  12. 12th November 1961y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 5. Work out y when x = 5.
  13. 13th November 1961In triangle ABC, angle A is 32°, angle B is 87° and side a is 9 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  14. 14th November 19612 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  15. 15th November 1961Four classes in order have frequencies 3, 7, 4, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  16. 16th November 1961A bill is £144 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  17. 17th November 1961Factorise x^2 - 121.
  18. 18th November 1961y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 216. Work out y when x = 5.
  19. 19th November 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.
  20. 20th November 196117 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  21. 21st November 196150 voles are marked and released. Later 48 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  22. 22nd November 1961A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  23. 23rd November 1961A region is defined by y < -3x - 2. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  24. 24th November 1961y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 35. Work out y when x = 3.
  25. 25th November 1961The point (-4, -2) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (2, 4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  26. 26th November 19611 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  27. 27th November 1961A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 168 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  28. 28th November 1961Work out (12 x 10^12) / (4 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  29. 29th November 1961Factorise x^2 + 13x + 40.
  30. 30th November 1961A town's population is 6000 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.

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