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January 1964

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 1964A block has volume 165 cm^3 and density 11 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  2. 2nd January 1964The point (1, -6) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-1, 0). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  3. 3rd January 19641 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  4. 4th January 1964A box plot has minimum 7, lower quartile 11, median 13, upper quartile 16 and maximum 24. Work out the interquartile range.
  5. 5th January 1964Work out (8 x 10^8) x (4 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  6. 6th January 1964Factorise x^2 - 2x + 1.
  7. 7th January 1964x : y = 4 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  8. 8th January 1964Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 1280 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  9. 9th January 196420 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  10. 10th January 1964A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  11. 11th January 1964Write the recurring decimal 0.5858... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  12. 12th January 1964Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = x - 2 that passes through (2, -6).
  13. 13th January 1964A price rises by 10% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  14. 14th January 1964A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  15. 15th January 19641 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  16. 16th January 1964A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 30 values. Work out the frequency density.
  17. 17th January 1964A bill is £840 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  18. 18th January 1964A line has equation y = -2x + 8. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  19. 19th January 1964y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 3. Work out y when x = 3.
  20. 20th January 1964ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 73°. Work out angle ADC.
  21. 21st January 196417 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 January 1964Four classes in order have frequencies 10, 5, 8, 5. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  23. 23rd January 1964A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  24. 24th January 1964For the curve y = 2/x, work out y when x = -2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  25. 25th January 1964y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 252. Work out y when x = 4.
  26. 26th January 1964A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 134°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  27. 27th January 19644 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  28. 28th January 196430 fish are marked and released. Later 20 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  29. 29th January 1964Work out (18 x 10^8) / (9 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  30. 30th January 1964Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x + 5)(x + 1).
  31. 31st January 1964y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 40. Work out y when x = 13.

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