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March 1965

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st March 1965Factorise x^2 - 121.
  2. 2nd March 1965x : y = 3 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  3. 3rd March 1965A right-angled triangle has sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 3 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  4. 4th March 196516 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  5. 5th March 1965A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  6. 6th March 1965Write the recurring decimal 0.555... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  7. 7th March 1965A region is defined by y <= -2x + 9. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  8. 8th March 1965A price rises by 10% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  9. 9th March 1965The point (3, -6) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-4, -4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  10. 10th March 19652 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  11. 11th March 1965A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 20 values. Work out the frequency density.
  12. 12th March 1965Work out 36^(3/2).
  13. 13th March 1965Factorise x^2 + 6x - 7.
  14. 14th March 1965y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 6. Work out y when x = 3.
  15. 15th March 1965Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 945 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  16. 16th March 196517 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  17. 17th March 1965Four classes in order have frequencies 3, 4, 10, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  18. 18th March 1965Write sqrt(12) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  19. 19th March 1965Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -5x + 3 that passes through (5, -33).
  20. 20th March 1965y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 18. Work out y when x = 5.
  21. 21st March 1965A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 16 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  22. 22nd March 19651 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  23. 23rd March 196515 beetles are marked and released. Later 36 are caught, of which 4 are marked. Estimate the population.
  24. 24th March 1965A meal deal has 5 mains, 3 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  25. 25th March 1965A line has equation y = 3x + 4. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  26. 26th March 1965y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 30. Work out y when x = 2.
  27. 27th March 1965ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 126°. Work out angle ADC.
  28. 28th March 19659 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  29. 29th March 1965A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 96 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  30. 30th March 1965A mass is 410 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.
  31. 31st March 1965For the curve y = -100/x, work out y when x = -10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.

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