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January 1969

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 1969Four classes in order have frequencies 6, 4, 7, 6. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  2. 2nd January 1969Write sqrt(12) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  3. 3rd January 1969Factorise x^2 + 9x + 14.
  4. 4th January 1969y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 64. Work out y when x = 8.
  5. 5th January 1969Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 216 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  6. 6th January 196913 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th January 196910 beetles are marked and released. Later 24 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.
  8. 8th January 1969A meal deal has 9 mains, 9 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  9. 9th January 1969Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = x + 5 that passes through (4, 3).
  10. 10th January 1969y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 33. Work out y when x = 12.
  11. 11th January 1969A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 5 cm and one shorter side of 4 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  12. 12th January 19693 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th January 1969A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 68 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  14. 14th January 1969A mass is 60 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the upper bound.
  15. 15th January 1969A line has equation y = -4x + 1. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  16. 16th January 1969A town's population is 2500 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
  17. 17th January 1969ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 70°. Work out angle ADC.
  18. 18th January 196913 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 January 1969A box plot has a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 32. Work out the range.
  20. 20th January 1969Write 8^-3 as a fraction.
  21. 21st January 1969For the curve y = 6/x, work out y when x = -2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  22. 22nd January 1969A block has volume 135 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  23. 23rd January 1969A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 108°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  24. 24th January 19692 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th January 1969A box plot has minimum 7, lower quartile 16, median 23, upper quartile 27 and maximum 30. Work out the interquartile range.
  26. 26th January 1969Work out (6 x 10^6) x (9 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  27. 27th January 1969Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x + 3)(x - 4).
  28. 28th January 1969x : y = 4 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  29. 29th January 1969A cone has base radius 5 cm and vertical height 3 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  30. 30th January 196924 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  31. 31st January 1969A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.

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