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February 1973

28 sheets · 140 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st February 1973Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 72 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  2. 2nd February 197314 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  3. 3rd February 1973A box plot has minimum 10, lower quartile 17, median 27, upper quartile 31 and maximum 39. Work out the interquartile range.
  4. 4th February 1973A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  5. 5th February 1973Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 5x + 1 that passes through (2, 11).
  6. 6th February 1973x : y = 4 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  7. 7th February 1973A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one shorter side of 5 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  8. 8th February 19731 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  9. 9th February 1973A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  10. 10th February 1973Work out (15 x 10^10) / (5 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  11. 11th February 1973A line has equation y = 3x + 5. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  12. 12th February 1973A price rises by 20% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  13. 13th February 1973ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 60°. Work out angle ADC.
  14. 14th February 197323 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  15. 15th February 1973A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 25 values. Work out the frequency density.
  16. 16th February 1973Write the recurring decimal 0.555... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  17. 17th February 1973For the curve y = 45/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  18. 18th February 1973y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 24. Work out y when x = 6.
  19. 19th February 1973A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 154°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  20. 20th February 19737 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  21. 21st February 1973Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 3, 8, 10. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  22. 22nd February 1973Work out 216^(2/3).
  23. 23rd February 1973Expand and simplify (x + 2)(x + 1)(x + 5).
  24. 24th February 1973y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 216. Work out y when x = 7.
  25. 25th February 1973A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  26. 26th February 197318 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  27. 27th February 197330 beetles are marked and released. Later 108 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
  28. 28th February 1973Write sqrt(50) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.

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