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September 1977

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 1977A town's population is 33500 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
  2. 2nd September 1977The point (5, -3) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (2, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  3. 3rd September 19772 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  4. 4th September 1977A box plot has a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 54. Work out the range.
  5. 5th September 1977Write sqrt(32) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  6. 6th September 1977Factorise x^2 - 3x - 54.
  7. 7th September 1977A block has volume 105 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  8. 8th September 1977Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 729 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  9. 9th September 197716 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  10. 10th September 1977A box plot has minimum 4, lower quartile 12, median 16, upper quartile 18 and maximum 22. Work out the interquartile range.
  11. 11th September 1977A meal deal has 5 mains, 3 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  12. 12th September 1977Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -3x + 3 that passes through (5, -12).
  13. 13th September 1977x : y = 2 : 3. Write y in terms of x.
  14. 14th September 1977A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  15. 15th September 19772 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  16. 16th September 1977A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  17. 17th September 1977A mass is 710 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.
  18. 18th September 1977A line has equation y = 5x + 8. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  19. 19th September 1977A price rises by 25% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  20. 20th September 1977ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 83°. Work out angle ADC.
  21. 21st September 197712 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  22. 22nd September 1977A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 12.5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  23. 23rd September 1977Write 2^-3 as a fraction.
  24. 24th September 1977For the curve y = -24/x, work out y when x = -2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  25. 25th September 1977y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 20. Work out y when x = 4.
  26. 26th September 1977A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 164°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  27. 27th September 19774 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  28. 28th September 1977Four classes in order have frequencies 3, 5, 6, 9. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  29. 29th September 1977Work out (5 x 10^7) x (3 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  30. 30th September 1977Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x - 4)(x - 3).

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