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December 1971

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st December 1971Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 3x - 5 that passes through (3, 4).
  2. 2nd December 1971A town's population is 18000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  3. 3rd December 1971A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 cm and one shorter side of 8 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  4. 4th December 19713 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  5. 5th December 1971A box plot has a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 68. Work out the range.
  6. 6th December 1971A mass is 26.9 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the lower bound.
  7. 7th December 1971A line has equation y = -3x + 3. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  8. 8th December 1971A block has volume 175 cm^3 and density 11 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  9. 9th December 1971ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 70°. Work out angle ADC.
  10. 10th December 197116 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  11. 11th December 1971A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 21, median 30, upper quartile 38 and maximum 40. Work out the interquartile range.
  12. 12th December 1971Write 6^-2 as a fraction.
  13. 13th December 1971For the curve y = 2/x, work out y when x = -2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  14. 14th December 1971x : y = 4 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  15. 15th December 1971A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 86°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  16. 16th December 19711 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  17. 17th December 1971A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  18. 18th December 1971Work out (5 x 10^6) x (2 x 10^-4). Give your answer in standard form.
  19. 19th December 1971Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x - 2)(x + 3).
  20. 20th December 1971A price rises by 25% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  21. 21st December 1971A cone has base radius 8 cm and vertical height 3 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  22. 22nd December 197126 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  23. 23rd December 1971A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 15 values. Work out the frequency density.
  24. 24th December 1971Write the recurring decimal 0.2323... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  25. 25th December 1971Make x the subject of y = 7x^2 - 3.
  26. 26th December 1971y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 6. Work out y when x = 6.
  27. 27th December 1971In triangle ABC, angle A is 76°, angle B is 31° and side a is 15 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  28. 28th December 19711 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  29. 29th December 1971Four classes in order have frequencies 10, 10, 11, 4. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  30. 30th December 1971A bill is £768 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  31. 31st December 1971Factorise x^2 - 9.

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