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July 1963

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st July 196316 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  2. 2nd July 196340 beetles are marked and released. Later 12 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  3. 3rd July 1963A bill is £840 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  4. 4th July 1963Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -2x + 4 that passes through (6, -10).
  5. 5th July 1963y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 12. Work out y when x = 8.
  6. 6th July 1963A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 7 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  7. 7th July 19632 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  8. 8th July 1963A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 232 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  9. 9th July 1963A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  10. 10th July 1963A line has equation y = -3x + 3. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  11. 11th July 1963A town's population is 32000 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  12. 12th July 1963ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 65°. Work out angle ADC.
  13. 13th July 196318 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  14. 14th July 1963A box plot has a minimum of 19 and a maximum of 41. Work out the range.
  15. 15th July 1963Work out (12 x 10^11) / (2 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  16. 16th July 1963For the curve y = 40/x, work out y when x = 10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  17. 17th July 1963A block has volume 20 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  18. 18th July 1963A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 82°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  19. 19th July 19634 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  20. 20th July 1963A box plot has minimum 12, lower quartile 17, median 22, upper quartile 26 and maximum 33. Work out the interquartile range.
  21. 21st July 1963Write the recurring decimal 0.333... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  22. 22nd July 1963Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x + 4)(x - 3).
  23. 23rd July 1963x : y = 5 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  24. 24th July 1963A cone has base radius 3 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  25. 25th July 196321 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  26. 26th July 1963A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
  27. 27th July 1963Work out 36^(3/2).
  28. 28th July 1963Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 3.
  29. 29th July 1963A price rises by 20% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  30. 30th July 1963In triangle ABC, angle A is 54°, angle B is 76° and side a is 17 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  31. 31st July 19636 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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