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August 1965

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st August 19653 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  2. 2nd August 1965A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 104 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  3. 3rd August 1965A meal deal has 7 mains, 8 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  4. 4th August 1965Factorise x^2 + 8x + 7.
  5. 5th August 1965A town's population is 35500 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  6. 6th August 1965Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 304 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  7. 7th August 196513 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  8. 8th August 1965A box plot has a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 18. Work out the range.
  9. 9th August 1965A mass is 260 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the upper bound.
  10. 10th August 1965Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 4x - 2 that passes through (5, 29).
  11. 11th August 1965A block has volume 75 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  12. 12th August 1965A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  13. 13th August 19651 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  14. 14th August 1965A box plot has minimum 5, lower quartile 10, median 20, upper quartile 22 and maximum 24. Work out the interquartile range.
  15. 15th August 1965Write 2^-1 as a fraction.
  16. 16th August 1965A line has equation y = 2x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  17. 17th August 1965x : y = 5 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  18. 18th August 1965ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 120°. Work out angle ADC.
  19. 19th August 196522 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  20. 20th August 1965A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  21. 21st August 1965Work out (4 x 10^6) x (4 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  22. 22nd August 1965For the curve y = 4/x, work out y when x = 2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  23. 23rd August 1965A price rises by 25% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  24. 24th August 1965A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 60°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  25. 25th August 19654 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  26. 26th August 1965A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 60 values. Work out the frequency density.
  27. 27th August 1965Write the recurring decimal 0.8888... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  28. 28th August 1965Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x + 3)(x - 5).
  29. 29th August 1965y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 15. Work out y when x = 5.
  30. 30th August 1965A cone has base radius 2 cm and vertical height 6 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  31. 31st August 196529 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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