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March 1974

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st March 1974A bill is £336 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  2. 2nd March 1974A line has equation y = 4x + 5. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  3. 3rd March 1974y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 6. Work out y when x = 6.
  4. 4th March 1974ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 96°. Work out angle ADC.
  5. 5th March 197416 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th March 1974Four classes in order have frequencies 7, 11, 6, 5. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  7. 7th March 1974A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  8. 8th March 1974For the curve y = 80/x, work out y when x = -10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  9. 9th March 1974y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 75. Work out y when x = 4.
  10. 10th March 1974A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 72°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  11. 11th March 19741 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th March 197410 newts are marked and released. Later 12 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  13. 13th March 1974Work out (6 x 10^8) / (2 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  14. 14th March 1974Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x - 2)(x + 3).
  15. 15th March 1974y is directly proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 81. Work out y when x = 14.
  16. 16th March 1974A cone has base radius 4 cm and vertical height 9 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  17. 17th March 197421 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th March 1974A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 180 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  19. 19th March 1974Write the recurring decimal 0.111... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  20. 20th March 1974Make x the subject of y = 7x^2 - 8.
  21. 21st March 1974A town's population is 19500 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  22. 22nd March 1974In triangle ABC, angle A is 60°, angle B is 89° and side a is 15 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  23. 23rd March 19742 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th March 1974A box plot has a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 69. Work out the range.
  25. 25th March 1974Work out 216^(2/3).
  26. 26th March 1974Factorise x^2 - 64.
  27. 27th March 1974A block has volume 120 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  28. 28th March 1974A right-angled triangle has sides 8 cm, 15 cm and 17 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 8 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  29. 29th March 197421 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  30. 30th March 1974A box plot has minimum 9, lower quartile 11, median 20, upper quartile 25 and maximum 33. Work out the interquartile range.
  31. 31st March 1974Write sqrt(98) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.

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