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August 1978

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st August 1978Write sqrt(32) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  2. 2nd August 1978A region is defined by y <= -4x + 5. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  3. 3rd August 1978A town's population is 35000 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  4. 4th August 1978The point (6, -2) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (2, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  5. 5th August 19783 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  6. 6th August 1978A box plot has a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 57. Work out the range.
  7. 7th August 1978A meal deal has 6 mains, 4 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  8. 8th August 1978Factorise x^2 + 7x + 12.
  9. 9th August 1978A block has volume 110 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  10. 10th August 1978Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 120 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  11. 11th August 197829 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  12. 12th August 1978A box plot has minimum 5, lower quartile 11, median 17, upper quartile 22 and maximum 30. Work out the interquartile range.
  13. 13th August 1978A mass is 370 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.
  14. 14th August 1978Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -4x - 9 that passes through (3, -8).
  15. 15th August 1978x : y = 5 : 6. Write y in terms of x.
  16. 16th August 1978A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  17. 17th August 19783 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  18. 18th August 1978A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  19. 19th August 1978Write 6^-1 as a fraction.
  20. 20th August 1978A line has equation y = 4x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  21. 21st August 1978A price rises by 15% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  22. 22nd August 1978ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 116°. Work out angle ADC.
  23. 23rd August 197831 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  24. 24th August 1978A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  25. 25th August 1978Work out (8 x 10^4) x (2 x 10^-2). Give your answer in standard form.
  26. 26th August 1978For the curve y = 40/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  27. 27th August 1978y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 30. Work out y when x = 10.
  28. 28th August 1978A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 136°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  29. 29th August 19785 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  30. 30th August 1978Four classes in order have frequencies 8, 7, 3, 6. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  31. 31st August 1978Write the recurring decimal 0.4848... as a fraction in its simplest form.

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