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April 1971

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st April 1971Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 112 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  2. 2nd April 197120 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  3. 3rd April 1971A box plot has minimum 10, lower quartile 12, median 14, upper quartile 19 and maximum 21. Work out the interquartile range.
  4. 4th April 1971Write the recurring decimal 0.1212... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  5. 5th April 1971Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 4x + 3 that passes through (2, 0).
  6. 6th April 1971x : y = 3 : 4. Write y in terms of x.
  7. 7th April 1971A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 20 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  8. 8th April 19712 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  9. 9th April 1971A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  10. 10th April 1971A bill is £216 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  11. 11th April 1971A line has equation y = -3x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  12. 12th April 1971A price rises by 15% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  13. 13th April 1971ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 60°. Work out angle ADC.
  14. 14th April 197114 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  15. 15th April 1971A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 12.5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  16. 16th April 1971A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  17. 17th April 1971For the curve y = 15/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  18. 18th April 1971y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 18. Work out y when x = 6.
  19. 19th April 1971A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 164°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  20. 20th April 19716 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  21. 21st April 1971Four classes in order have frequencies 3, 3, 5, 4. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  22. 22nd April 1971Work out (72 x 10^7) / (9 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  23. 23rd April 1971Expand and simplify (x - 2)(x + 1)(x - 1).
  24. 24th April 1971y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 108. Work out y when x = 9.
  25. 25th April 1971A cone has base radius 6 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  26. 26th April 197120 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  27. 27th April 197160 fish are marked and released. Later 63 are caught, of which 7 are marked. Estimate the population.
  28. 28th April 1971Write the recurring decimal 0.333... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  29. 29th April 1971Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 10.
  30. 30th April 1971y is directly proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 40. Work out y when x = 5.

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