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December 1962

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st December 1962y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 50. Work out y when x = 9.
  2. 2nd December 1962In triangle ABC, angle A is 50°, angle B is 52° and side a is 8 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  3. 3rd December 19622 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  4. 4th December 196225 beetles are marked and released. Later 32 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  5. 5th December 1962Work out (6 x 10^7) x (7 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  6. 6th December 1962Factorise x^2 - 25.
  7. 7th December 1962y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 20. Work out y when x = 14.
  8. 8th December 1962A right-angled triangle has sides 20 cm, 21 cm and 29 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 20 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  9. 9th December 196217 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  10. 10th December 1962A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 220 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  11. 11th December 1962Write the recurring decimal 0.2121... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  12. 12th December 1962A region is defined by y <= -3x - 1. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  13. 13th December 1962A town's population is 3000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  14. 14th December 1962The point (5, 1) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-4, -4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  15. 15th December 19624 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  16. 16th December 1962A box plot has a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 50. Work out the range.
  17. 17th December 1962A bill is £72 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  18. 18th December 1962Factorise x^2 - 13x + 36.
  19. 19th December 1962A block has volume 115 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  20. 20th December 1962Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 378 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  21. 21st December 196217 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  22. 22nd December 1962A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 24, median 33, upper quartile 38 and maximum 46. Work out the interquartile range.
  23. 23rd December 1962A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  24. 24th December 1962Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 4x - 7 that passes through (6, 34).
  25. 25th December 1962x : y = 5 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  26. 26th December 1962A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 17 cm and one shorter side of 15 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  27. 27th December 19621 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  28. 28th December 1962A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
  29. 29th December 1962Work out (64 x 10^7) / (8 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  30. 30th December 1962A line has equation y = 4x + 7. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  31. 31st December 1962A price rises by 15% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.

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