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October 1975

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st October 1975ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 82°. Work out angle ADC.
  2. 2nd October 197514 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  3. 3rd October 1975A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  4. 4th October 1975Work out (3 x 10^7) x (9 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  5. 5th October 1975For the curve y = -10/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  6. 6th October 1975A price rises by 20% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  7. 7th October 1975A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 88°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  8. 8th October 19755 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  9. 9th October 1975A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 8 values. Work out the frequency density.
  10. 10th October 1975Write the recurring decimal 0.1313... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  11. 11th October 1975Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x + 1)(x - 2).
  12. 12th October 1975y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 48. Work out y when x = 12.
  13. 13th October 1975A cone has base radius 10 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  14. 14th October 197517 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  15. 15th October 1975Four classes in order have frequencies 6, 6, 4, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  16. 16th October 1975A bill is £432 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  17. 17th October 1975Make x the subject of y = 7x^2 - 8.
  18. 18th October 1975y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 8. Work out y when x = 5.
  19. 19th October 1975In triangle ABC, angle A is 69°, angle B is 51° and side a is 12 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  20. 20th October 19752 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  21. 21st October 197545 voles are marked and released. Later 63 are caught, of which 7 are marked. Estimate the population.
  22. 22nd October 1975A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  23. 23rd October 1975Factorise x^2 - 81.
  24. 24th October 1975y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 14. Work out y when x = 15.
  25. 25th October 1975A right-angled triangle has sides 12 cm, 16 cm and 20 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 12 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  26. 26th October 197523 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  27. 27th October 1975A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 220 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  28. 28th October 1975Work out (49 x 10^7) / (7 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  29. 29th October 1975A region is defined by y <= 2x + 7. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  30. 30th October 1975A town's population is 2000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  31. 31st October 1975The point (-4, -5) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (3, -3). Write down the coordinates of the image.

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