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July 1965

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st July 1965ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 83°. Work out angle ADC.
  2. 2nd July 196519 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  3. 3rd July 1965A box plot has minimum 3, lower quartile 10, median 20, upper quartile 25 and maximum 31. Work out the interquartile range.
  4. 4th July 1965A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  5. 5th July 1965For the curve y = 4/x, work out y when x = -4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  6. 6th July 1965x : y = 3 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  7. 7th July 1965A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 44°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  8. 8th July 19655 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  9. 9th July 1965A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  10. 10th July 1965Work out (16 x 10^11) / (4 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  11. 11th July 1965Expand and simplify (x - 4)(x - 3)(x + 5).
  12. 12th July 1965A price rises by 15% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  13. 13th July 1965A cone has base radius 6 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  14. 14th July 196526 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  15. 15th July 1965A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  16. 16th July 1965Write the recurring decimal 0.333... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  17. 17th July 1965Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 4.
  18. 18th July 1965y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 30. Work out y when x = 6.
  19. 19th July 1965In triangle ABC, angle A is 70°, angle B is 35° and side a is 7 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  20. 20th July 19653 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  21. 21st July 1965Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 7, 3, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  22. 22nd July 1965Work out 16^(3/2).
  23. 23rd July 1965Factorise x^2 - 64.
  24. 24th July 1965y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 72. Work out y when x = 6.
  25. 25th July 1965A right-angled triangle has sides 10 cm, 24 cm and 26 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 10 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  26. 26th July 196529 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  27. 27th July 196560 newts are marked and released. Later 21 are caught, of which 7 are marked. Estimate the population.
  28. 28th July 1965Write sqrt(48) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  29. 29th July 1965A region is defined by y < 2x - 8. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  30. 30th July 1965y is directly proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 63. Work out y when x = 10.
  31. 31st July 1965The point (0, 1) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (4, 2). Write down the coordinates of the image.

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