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October 1966

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st October 196614 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  2. 2nd October 1966A box plot has a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 34. Work out the range.
  3. 3rd October 1966A bill is £792 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  4. 4th October 1966A region is defined by y <= 2x + 5. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  5. 5th October 1966A block has volume 20 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  6. 6th October 1966The point (-4, 6) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (1, 3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  7. 7th October 19662 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  8. 8th October 1966A box plot has minimum 1, lower quartile 11, median 15, upper quartile 22 and maximum 25. Work out the interquartile range.
  9. 9th October 1966A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  10. 10th October 1966Factorise x^2 + x - 72.
  11. 11th October 1966x : y = 3 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  12. 12th October 1966Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 1026 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  13. 13th October 196623 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  14. 14th October 1966A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  15. 15th October 1966Work out (16 x 10^7) / (2 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  16. 16th October 1966Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -5x - 6 that passes through (2, -13).
  17. 17th October 1966A price rises by 25% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  18. 18th October 1966A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  19. 19th October 19662 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  20. 20th October 1966A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 25 values. Work out the frequency density.
  21. 21st October 1966Write the recurring decimal 0.555... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  22. 22nd October 1966A line has equation y = 4x + 1. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  23. 23rd October 1966y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 16. Work out y when x = 4.
  24. 24th October 1966ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 100°. Work out angle ADC.
  25. 25th October 196610 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  26. 26th October 1966Four classes in order have frequencies 4, 12, 4, 5. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  27. 27th October 1966Work out 49^(3/2).
  28. 28th October 1966For the curve y = -55/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  29. 29th October 1966y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 288. Work out y when x = 2.
  30. 30th October 1966A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 92°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  31. 31st October 19664 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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