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July 1971

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st July 19711 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  2. 2nd July 1971A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  3. 3rd July 1971Write the recurring decimal 0.444... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  4. 4th July 1971Factorise x^2 - 11x + 18.
  5. 5th July 1971A price rises by 10% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  6. 6th July 1971Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 891 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  7. 7th July 197132 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  8. 8th July 1971A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 8 values. Work out the frequency density.
  9. 9th July 1971Work out 81^(3/2).
  10. 10th July 1971Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 2x - 5 that passes through (3, 10).
  11. 11th July 1971y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 10. Work out y when x = 10.
  12. 12th July 1971A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 20 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  13. 13th July 19711 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  14. 14th July 1971Four classes in order have frequencies 3, 5, 5, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  15. 15th July 1971Write sqrt(72) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  16. 16th July 1971A line has equation y = 4x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  17. 17th July 1971y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 45. Work out y when x = 9.
  18. 18th July 1971ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 83°. Work out angle ADC.
  19. 19th July 197112 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  20. 20th July 197110 beetles are marked and released. Later 24 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  21. 21st July 1971A meal deal has 4 mains, 3 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  22. 22nd July 1971For the curve y = 44/x, work out y when x = 4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  23. 23rd July 1971y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 21. Work out y when x = 2.
  24. 24th July 1971A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 46°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  25. 25th July 19713 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  26. 26th July 1971A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 204 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  27. 27th July 1971A mass is 10 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.
  28. 28th July 1971Expand and simplify (x - 1)(x + 3)(x + 3).
  29. 29th July 1971A town's population is 37500 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
  30. 30th July 1971A cone has base radius 8 cm and vertical height 18 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  31. 31st July 197116 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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