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September 1965

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 1965Four classes in order have frequencies 12, 3, 9, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  2. 2nd September 1965A bill is £768 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  3. 3rd September 1965Make x the subject of y = 4x^2 - 9.
  4. 4th September 1965y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 54. Work out y when x = 9.
  5. 5th September 1965In triangle ABC, angle A is 72°, angle B is 32° and side a is 13 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  6. 6th September 19657 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  7. 7th September 196560 beetles are marked and released. Later 9 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  8. 8th September 1965A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  9. 9th September 1965Factorise x^2 - 144.
  10. 10th September 1965y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 27. Work out y when x = 4.
  11. 11th September 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.
  12. 12th September 196522 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  13. 13th September 1965A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 92 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  14. 14th September 1965Work out (36 x 10^8) / (9 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  15. 15th September 1965A region is defined by y < -2x + 6. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  16. 16th September 1965A town's population is 15000 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  17. 17th September 1965The point (1, -6) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (-1, 4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  18. 18th September 19651 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  19. 19th September 1965A box plot has a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 56. Work out the range.
  20. 20th September 1965Write the recurring decimal 0.777... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  21. 21st September 1965Factorise x^2 - 14x + 48.
  22. 22nd September 1965A block has volume 65 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  23. 23rd September 1965Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 594 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  24. 24th September 196515 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  25. 25th September 1965A box plot has minimum 6, lower quartile 12, median 22, upper quartile 30 and maximum 40. Work out the interquartile range.
  26. 26th September 1965Work out 25^(3/2).
  27. 27th September 1965Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -5x + 6 that passes through (4, -19).
  28. 28th September 1965x : y = 5 : 6. Write y in terms of x.
  29. 29th September 1965A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one shorter side of 5 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  30. 30th September 19658 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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