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April 1963

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st April 1963A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  2. 2nd April 19631 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  3. 3rd April 1963Four classes in order have frequencies 10, 7, 5, 5. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  4. 4th April 1963A mass is 17.2 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the upper bound.
  5. 5th April 1963A line has equation y = -5x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  6. 6th April 1963y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 63. Work out y when x = 5.
  7. 7th April 1963ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 101°. Work out angle ADC.
  8. 8th April 196315 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  9. 9th April 196335 voles are marked and released. Later 60 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.
  10. 10th April 1963Write 8^-3 as a fraction.
  11. 11th April 1963For the curve y = -4/x, work out y when x = -4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  12. 12th April 1963y is directly proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 54. Work out y when x = 6.
  13. 13th April 1963A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 94°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  14. 14th April 19634 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  15. 15th April 1963A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 64 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  16. 16th April 1963Work out (2 x 10^6) x (4 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  17. 17th April 1963Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x + 3)(x - 4).
  18. 18th April 1963A town's population is 29500 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  19. 19th April 1963A cone has base radius 10 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  20. 20th April 19639 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  21. 21st April 1963A box plot has a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 37. Work out the range.
  22. 22nd April 1963Write the recurring decimal 0.9191... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  23. 23rd April 1963Make x the subject of y = 6x^2 - 11.
  24. 24th April 1963A block has volume 60 cm^3 and density 11 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  25. 25th April 1963In triangle ABC, angle A is 46°, angle B is 46° and side a is 18 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  26. 26th April 19631 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  27. 27th April 1963A box plot has minimum 8, lower quartile 17, median 25, upper quartile 28 and maximum 30. Work out the interquartile range.
  28. 28th April 1963A bill is £888 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  29. 29th April 1963Factorise x^2 - 121.
  30. 30th April 1963x : y = 3 : 7. Write y in terms of x.

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