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September 1964

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 1964Write sqrt(98) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  2. 2nd September 1964Factorise x^2 + x - 42.
  3. 3rd September 1964A town's population is 31000 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  4. 4th September 1964Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 2496 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  5. 5th September 196414 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th September 1964A box plot has a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 32. Work out the range.
  7. 7th September 1964A meal deal has 6 mains, 6 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  8. 8th September 1964Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = x - 1 that passes through (1, -1).
  9. 9th September 1964A block has volume 50 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  10. 10th September 1964A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 cm and one shorter side of 9 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  11. 11th September 19645 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th September 1964A box plot has minimum 2, lower quartile 6, median 15, upper quartile 22 and maximum 31. Work out the interquartile range.
  13. 13th September 1964A mass is 15.4 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the upper bound.
  14. 14th September 1964A line has equation y = -2x + 4. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  15. 15th September 1964x : y = 3 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  16. 16th September 1964ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 67°. Work out angle ADC.
  17. 17th September 196412 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th September 1964A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  19. 19th September 1964Write 9^-2 as a fraction.
  20. 20th September 1964For the curve y = -20/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  21. 21st September 1964A price rises by 15% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  22. 22nd September 1964A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 156°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  23. 23rd September 19644 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th September 1964A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 1 values. Work out the frequency density.
  25. 25th September 1964Work out (8 x 10^7) x (4 x 10^-5). Give your answer in standard form.
  26. 26th September 1964Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x - 3)(x + 5).
  27. 27th September 1964y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 6. Work out y when x = 3.
  28. 28th September 1964A cone has base radius 4 cm and vertical height 21 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  29. 29th September 196420 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  30. 30th September 1964Four classes in order have frequencies 12, 7, 3, 10. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.

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