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January 1974

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 1974Factorise x^2 - 11x + 24.
  2. 2nd January 1974A block has volume 85 cm^3 and density 11 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  3. 3rd January 1974Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 918 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  4. 4th January 197411 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  5. 5th January 1974A box plot has minimum 8, lower quartile 15, median 18, upper quartile 23 and maximum 30. Work out the interquartile range.
  6. 6th January 1974Work out (81 x 10^11) / (9 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  7. 7th January 1974Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -3x + 6 that passes through (4, -2).
  8. 8th January 1974x : y = 4 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  9. 9th January 1974A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 7 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  10. 10th January 19741 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  11. 11th January 1974A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  12. 12th January 1974Write the recurring decimal 0.777... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  13. 13th January 1974A line has equation y = -5x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  14. 14th January 1974A price rises by 20% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  15. 15th January 1974ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 59°. Work out angle ADC.
  16. 16th January 197430 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  17. 17th January 1974A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 20 values. Work out the frequency density.
  18. 18th January 1974Work out 8^(2/3).
  19. 19th January 1974For the curve y = -20/x, work out y when x = 10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  20. 20th January 1974y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 10. Work out y when x = 2.
  21. 21st January 1974A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 48°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  22. 22nd January 19743 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  23. 23rd January 1974Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 8, 10, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  24. 24th January 1974Write sqrt(75) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  25. 25th January 1974Expand and simplify (x - 4)(x + 2)(x - 5).
  26. 26th January 1974y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 144. Work out y when x = 9.
  27. 27th January 1974A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 3 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  28. 28th January 197421 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  29. 29th January 197455 voles are marked and released. Later 18 are caught, of which 2 are marked. Estimate the population.
  30. 30th January 1974A meal deal has 4 mains, 7 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  31. 31st January 1974Make x the subject of y = 9x^2 - 4.

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