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September 1973

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 1973A box plot has minimum 13, lower quartile 22, median 27, upper quartile 37 and maximum 40. Work out the interquartile range.
  2. 2nd September 1973Write the recurring decimal 0.888... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  3. 3rd September 1973Expand and simplify (x - 5)(x - 3)(x + 4).
  4. 4th September 1973x : y = 3 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  5. 5th September 1973A cone has base radius 2 cm and vertical height 9 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  6. 6th September 197329 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th September 1973A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  8. 8th September 1973Work out 25^(3/2).
  9. 9th September 1973Make x the subject of y = 8x^2 - 11.
  10. 10th September 1973A price rises by 15% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  11. 11th September 1973In triangle ABC, angle A is 36°, angle B is 56° and side a is 11 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  12. 12th September 19735 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th September 1973A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 6 values. Work out the frequency density.
  14. 14th September 1973Write sqrt(72) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  15. 15th September 1973Factorise x^2 - 25.
  16. 16th September 1973y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 50. Work out y when x = 10.
  17. 17th September 1973A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  18. 18th September 197320 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th September 1973Four classes in order have frequencies 10, 9, 12, 8. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  20. 20th September 1973A meal deal has 5 mains, 7 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  21. 21st September 1973A region is defined by y < -4x - 9. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  22. 22nd September 1973y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 225. Work out y when x = 6.
  23. 23rd September 1973The point (-3, -2) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-2, 3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  24. 24th September 19734 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th September 197335 voles are marked and released. Later 80 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  26. 26th September 1973A mass is 310 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.
  27. 27th September 1973Factorise x^2 + x - 12.
  28. 28th September 1973y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 60. Work out y when x = 9.
  29. 29th September 1973Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 192 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  30. 30th September 197319 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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