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June 1962

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st June 1962A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
  2. 2nd June 1962A bill is £936 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  3. 3rd June 1962A region is defined by y <= 3x + 3. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  4. 4th June 1962A price rises by 20% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  5. 5th June 1962The point (1, 6) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-2, 3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  6. 6th June 19626 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  7. 7th June 1962A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 10 values. Work out the frequency density.
  8. 8th June 1962A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  9. 9th June 1962Factorise x^2 - 16.
  10. 10th June 1962y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 16. Work out y when x = 4.
  11. 11th June 1962Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 2048 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  12. 12th June 196225 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  13. 13th June 1962Four classes in order have frequencies 7, 11, 7, 7. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  14. 14th June 1962Work out (6 x 10^10) / (2 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  15. 15th June 1962Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -2x - 2 that passes through (4, -6).
  16. 16th June 1962y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 63. Work out y when x = 9.
  17. 17th June 1962A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 cm and one shorter side of 8 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  18. 18th June 19621 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  19. 19th June 196220 beetles are marked and released. Later 35 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  20. 20th June 1962Write the recurring decimal 0.555... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  21. 21st June 1962A line has equation y = -3x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  22. 22nd June 1962y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 36. Work out y when x = 5.
  23. 23rd June 1962ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 106°. Work out angle ADC.
  24. 24th June 196216 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  25. 25th June 1962A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 80 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  26. 26th June 1962Work out 25^(3/2).
  27. 27th June 1962For the curve y = -70/x, work out y when x = 10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  28. 28th June 1962A town's population is 29000 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  29. 29th June 1962A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 176°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  30. 30th June 19625 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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