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December 1967

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st December 19672 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  2. 2nd December 1967A box plot has minimum 14, lower quartile 20, median 29, upper quartile 36 and maximum 45. Work out the interquartile range.
  3. 3rd December 1967Write sqrt(98) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  4. 4th December 1967Factorise x^2 - 81.
  5. 5th December 1967x : y = 5 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  6. 6th December 1967A right-angled triangle has sides 12 cm, 16 cm and 20 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 12 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  7. 7th December 196724 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 December 1967A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  9. 9th December 1967A meal deal has 8 mains, 8 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  10. 10th December 1967A region is defined by y < 5x + 7. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  11. 11th December 1967A price rises by 20% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  12. 12th December 1967The point (-5, -6) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-1, 3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  13. 13th December 19677 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  14. 14th December 1967A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 20 values. Work out the frequency density.
  15. 15th December 1967A mass is 12.8 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the lower bound.
  16. 16th December 1967Factorise x^2 - 9x + 8.
  17. 17th December 1967y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 25. Work out y when x = 5.
  18. 18th December 1967Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 280 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  19. 19th December 196715 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  20. 20th December 1967Four classes in order have frequencies 6, 4, 9, 5. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  21. 21st December 1967Write 9^-1 as a fraction.
  22. 22nd December 1967Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 2x + 6 that passes through (1, 11).
  23. 23rd December 1967y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 96. Work out y when x = 9.
  24. 24th December 1967A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 cm and one shorter side of 9 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  25. 25th December 19675 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  26. 26th December 196715 newts are marked and released. Later 40 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  27. 27th December 1967Work out (8 x 10^4) x (8 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  28. 28th December 1967A line has equation y = -5x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  29. 29th December 1967y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 54. Work out y when x = 10.
  30. 30th December 1967ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 119°. Work out angle ADC.
  31. 31st December 196723 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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