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July 1962

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st July 1962A box plot has a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 28. Work out the range.
  2. 2nd July 1962Write sqrt(12) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  3. 3rd July 1962Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x - 4)(x - 2).
  4. 4th July 1962A block has volume 50 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  5. 5th July 1962A cone has base radius 8 cm and vertical height 6 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  6. 6th July 196222 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th July 1962A box plot has minimum 9, lower quartile 17, median 25, upper quartile 34 and maximum 39. Work out the interquartile range.
  8. 8th July 1962A meal deal has 8 mains, 9 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  9. 9th July 1962Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 3.
  10. 10th July 1962x : y = 3 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  11. 11th July 1962In triangle ABC, angle A is 64°, angle B is 35° and side a is 13 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  12. 12th July 19622 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th July 1962A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  14. 14th July 1962A mass is 27.9 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the lower bound.
  15. 15th July 1962Factorise x^2 - 121.
  16. 16th July 1962A price rises by 25% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  17. 17th July 1962A right-angled triangle has sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 3 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  18. 18th July 196217 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th July 1962A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 60 values. Work out the frequency density.
  20. 20th July 1962Write 6^-3 as a fraction.
  21. 21st July 1962A region is defined by y <= -4x - 7. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  22. 22nd July 1962y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 9. Work out y when x = 3.
  23. 23rd July 1962The point (6, 0) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (2, 2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  24. 24th July 19621 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th July 1962Four classes in order have frequencies 5, 10, 8, 5. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  26. 26th July 1962Work out (8 x 10^7) x (3 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  27. 27th July 1962Factorise x^2 - 3x - 40.
  28. 28th July 1962y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 112. Work out y when x = 6.
  29. 29th July 1962Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 729 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  30. 30th July 196216 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  31. 31st July 196240 beetles are marked and released. Later 21 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.

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