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November 1966

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st November 196610 beetles are marked and released. Later 32 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  2. 2nd November 1966Write sqrt(8) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  3. 3rd November 1966Expand and simplify (x - 5)(x + 4)(x + 2).
  4. 4th November 1966y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 6. Work out y when x = 3.
  5. 5th November 1966A cone has base radius 6 cm and vertical height 6 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  6. 6th November 196620 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th November 1966A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 188 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  8. 8th November 1966A meal deal has 3 mains, 6 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  9. 9th November 1966Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 8.
  10. 10th November 1966A town's population is 28500 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  11. 11th November 1966In triangle ABC, angle A is 40°, angle B is 97° and side a is 18 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  12. 12th November 19665 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th November 1966A box plot has a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 58. Work out the range.
  14. 14th November 1966A mass is 30 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.
  15. 15th November 1966Factorise x^2 - 16.
  16. 16th November 1966A block has volume 195 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  17. 17th November 1966A right-angled triangle has sides 7 cm, 24 cm and 25 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 7 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  18. 18th November 196618 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th November 1966A box plot has minimum 3, lower quartile 5, median 10, upper quartile 18 and maximum 20. Work out the interquartile range.
  20. 20th November 1966Write 2^-2 as a fraction.
  21. 21st November 1966A region is defined by y < 2x - 2. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  22. 22nd November 1966x : y = 4 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  23. 23rd November 1966The point (0, -4) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (2, 0). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  24. 24th November 19663 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th November 1966A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  26. 26th November 1966Work out (2 x 10^8) x (7 x 10^-2). Give your answer in standard form.
  27. 27th November 1966Factorise x^2 + 6x - 7.
  28. 28th November 1966A price rises by 15% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  29. 29th November 1966Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 2112 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  30. 30th November 196615 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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