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March 1972

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st March 1972A block has volume 80 cm^3 and density 11 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  2. 2nd March 1972Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 540 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  3. 3rd March 197213 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  4. 4th March 1972A box plot has minimum 7, lower quartile 16, median 23, upper quartile 26 and maximum 36. Work out the interquartile range.
  5. 5th March 1972A bill is £912 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  6. 6th March 1972Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -3x - 1 that passes through (3, 2).
  7. 7th March 1972x : y = 5 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  8. 8th March 1972A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 cm and one shorter side of 8 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  9. 9th March 19722 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  10. 10th March 1972A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  11. 11th March 1972A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  12. 12th March 1972A line has equation y = -3x + 3. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  13. 13th March 1972A price rises by 15% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  14. 14th March 1972ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 127°. Work out angle ADC.
  15. 15th March 197220 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  16. 16th March 1972A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 25 values. Work out the frequency density.
  17. 17th March 1972Work out (25 x 10^7) / (5 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  18. 18th March 1972For the curve y = 35/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  19. 19th March 1972y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 12. Work out y when x = 4.
  20. 20th March 1972A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 152°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  21. 21st March 19727 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  22. 22nd March 1972Four classes in order have frequencies 4, 12, 3, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  23. 23rd March 1972Write the recurring decimal 0.777... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  24. 24th March 1972Expand and simplify (x - 1)(x - 4)(x + 5).
  25. 25th March 1972y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 27. Work out y when x = 6.
  26. 26th March 1972A cone has base radius 6 cm and vertical height 6 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  27. 27th March 197216 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  28. 28th March 197230 voles are marked and released. Later 32 are caught, of which 4 are marked. Estimate the population.
  29. 29th March 1972Work out 125^(2/3).
  30. 30th March 1972Make x the subject of y = 7x^2 - 9.
  31. 31st March 1972y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 45. Work out y when x = 10.

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