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January 1973

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 1973A price rises by 25% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  2. 2nd January 1973A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 58°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  3. 3rd January 19734 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  4. 4th January 1973A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 12.5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  5. 5th January 1973A mass is 80 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the upper bound.
  6. 6th January 1973Expand and simplify (x - 2)(x + 5)(x - 5).
  7. 7th January 1973y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 16. Work out y when x = 4.
  8. 8th January 1973A cone has base radius 7 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  9. 9th January 197315 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  10. 10th January 1973Four classes in order have frequencies 6, 6, 5, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  11. 11th January 1973Write 6^-3 as a fraction.
  12. 12th January 1973Make x the subject of y = 7x^2 - 7.
  13. 13th January 1973y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 54. Work out y when x = 6.
  14. 14th January 1973In triangle ABC, angle A is 56°, angle B is 72° and side a is 14 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  15. 15th January 19736 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  16. 16th January 197330 voles are marked and released. Later 40 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  17. 17th January 1973Work out (4 x 10^4) x (8 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  18. 18th January 1973Factorise x^2 - 81.
  19. 19th January 1973y is directly proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 28. Work out y when x = 15.
  20. 20th January 1973A 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.
  21. 21st January 197313 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  22. 22nd January 1973A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 148 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  23. 23rd January 1973Write the recurring decimal 0.7878... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  24. 24th January 1973A region is defined by y < -2x - 8. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  25. 25th January 1973A town's population is 33000 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  26. 26th January 1973The point (1, 3) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (3, -1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  27. 27th January 19736 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  28. 28th January 1973A box plot has a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 28. Work out the range.
  29. 29th January 1973A bill is £168 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  30. 30th January 1973Factorise x^2 - 11x + 24.
  31. 31st January 1973A block has volume 10 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.

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