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August 1972

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st August 197210 beetles are marked and released. Later 12 are caught, of which 2 are marked. Estimate the population.
  2. 2nd August 1972Write the recurring decimal 0.666... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  3. 3rd August 1972A line has equation y = -2x + 1. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  4. 4th August 1972y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 24. Work out y when x = 9.
  5. 5th August 1972ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 66°. Work out angle ADC.
  6. 6th August 197212 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th August 1972A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 156 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  8. 8th August 1972Work out 125^(2/3).
  9. 9th August 1972For the curve y = 10/x, work out y when x = -2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  10. 10th August 1972A town's population is 16000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  11. 11th August 1972A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 62°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  12. 12th August 19722 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th August 1972A box plot has a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 67. Work out the range.
  14. 14th August 1972Write sqrt(98) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  15. 15th August 1972Expand and simplify (x + 5)(x + 2)(x + 1).
  16. 16th August 1972A block has volume 155 cm^3 and density 11 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  17. 17th August 1972A cone has base radius 6 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  18. 18th August 197226 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th August 1972A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 18, median 22, upper quartile 29 and maximum 32. Work out the interquartile range.
  20. 20th August 1972A meal deal has 3 mains, 9 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  21. 21st August 1972Make x the subject of y = 4x^2 - 10.
  22. 22nd August 1972x : y = 3 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  23. 23rd August 1972In triangle ABC, angle A is 77°, angle B is 68° and side a is 17 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  24. 24th August 19721 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th August 1972A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  26. 26th August 1972A mass is 22.3 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the upper bound.
  27. 27th August 1972Factorise x^2 - 121.
  28. 28th August 1972A price rises by 25% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  29. 29th August 1972A right-angled triangle has sides 7 cm, 24 cm and 25 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 7 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  30. 30th August 197224 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  31. 31st August 1972A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 50 values. Work out the frequency density.

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