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November 1962

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st November 1962A town's population is 33000 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  2. 2nd November 1962Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 32 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  3. 3rd November 196226 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  4. 4th November 1962A box plot has a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 62. Work out the range.
  5. 5th November 1962Work out 81^(3/2).
  6. 6th November 1962Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -x + 8 that passes through (2, -4).
  7. 7th November 1962A block has volume 125 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  8. 8th November 1962A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 cm and one shorter side of 6 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  9. 9th November 19623 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  10. 10th November 1962A box plot has minimum 2, lower quartile 12, median 17, upper quartile 23 and maximum 27. Work out the interquartile range.
  11. 11th November 1962Write sqrt(27) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  12. 12th November 1962A line has equation y = -5x + 6. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  13. 13th November 1962x : y = 3 : 4. Write y in terms of x.
  14. 14th November 1962ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 101°. Work out angle ADC.
  15. 15th November 196219 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  16. 16th November 1962A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  17. 17th November 1962A meal deal has 8 mains, 6 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  18. 18th November 1962For the curve y = 4/x, work out y when x = -1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  19. 19th November 1962A price rises by 10% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  20. 20th November 1962A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 80°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  21. 21st November 19626 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  22. 22nd November 1962A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 40 values. Work out the frequency density.
  23. 23rd November 1962A mass is 47 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the upper bound.
  24. 24th November 1962Expand and simplify (x + 5)(x - 1)(x + 4).
  25. 25th November 1962y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 9. Work out y when x = 3.
  26. 26th November 1962A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 21 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  27. 27th November 196220 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  28. 28th November 1962Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 5, 11, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  29. 29th November 1962Write 5^-3 as a fraction.
  30. 30th November 1962Make x the subject of y = 9x^2 - 4.

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