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January 1968

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 1968A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 144 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  2. 2nd January 1968Write the recurring decimal 0.3737... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  3. 3rd January 1968For the curve y = -35/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  4. 4th January 1968A town's population is 15000 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  5. 5th January 1968A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 116°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  6. 6th January 19683 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  7. 7th January 1968A box plot has a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 25. Work out the range.
  8. 8th January 1968A bill is £840 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  9. 9th January 1968Expand and simplify (x - 4)(x + 2)(x - 5).
  10. 10th January 1968A block has volume 65 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  11. 11th January 1968A cone has base radius 5 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  12. 12th January 196819 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  13. 13th January 1968A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 25, median 30, upper quartile 33 and maximum 41. Work out the interquartile range.
  14. 14th January 1968A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  15. 15th January 1968Make x the subject of y = 9x^2 - 5.
  16. 16th January 1968x : y = 4 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  17. 17th January 1968In triangle ABC, angle A is 79°, angle B is 70° and side a is 9 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  18. 18th January 19682 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  19. 19th January 1968A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  20. 20th January 1968Work out (36 x 10^6) / (4 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  21. 21st January 1968Factorise x^2 - 4.
  22. 22nd January 1968A price rises by 10% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  23. 23rd January 1968A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 40 cm and 41 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  24. 24th January 196823 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 January 1968A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 4 values. Work out the frequency density.
  26. 26th January 1968Write the recurring decimal 0.888... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  27. 27th January 1968A region is defined by y <= -3x - 8. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  28. 28th January 1968y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 20. Work out y when x = 10.
  29. 29th January 1968The point (6, -6) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (1, -3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  30. 30th January 19684 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  31. 31st January 1968Four classes in order have frequencies 12, 6, 8, 9. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.

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