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September 1978

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 1978Expand and simplify (x + 5)(x - 3)(x + 3).
  2. 2nd September 1978y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 112. Work out y when x = 6.
  3. 3rd September 1978A cone has base radius 5 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  4. 4th September 197816 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  5. 5th September 197825 beetles are marked and released. Later 30 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.
  6. 6th September 1978A bill is £192 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  7. 7th September 1978Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 8.
  8. 8th September 1978y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 63. Work out y when x = 8.
  9. 9th September 1978In triangle ABC, angle A is 55°, angle B is 94° and side a is 5 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  10. 10th September 19783 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  11. 11th September 1978A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 212 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  12. 12th September 1978A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  13. 13th September 1978Factorise x^2 - 9.
  14. 14th September 1978A town's population is 30500 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  15. 15th September 1978A right-angled triangle has sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 3 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  16. 16th September 197823 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  17. 17th September 1978A box plot has a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 31. Work out the range.
  18. 18th September 1978Work out (18 x 10^6) / (9 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  19. 19th September 1978A region is defined by y <= -3x - 4. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  20. 20th September 1978A block has volume 30 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  21. 21st September 1978The point (-3, 4) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (2, -4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  22. 22nd September 19785 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  23. 23rd September 1978A box plot has minimum 12, lower quartile 14, median 20, upper quartile 29 and maximum 31. Work out the interquartile range.
  24. 24th September 1978Write the recurring decimal 0.222... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  25. 25th September 1978Factorise x^2 - 9.
  26. 26th September 1978x : y = 4 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  27. 27th September 1978Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 896 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  28. 28th September 197821 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  29. 29th September 1978A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  30. 30th September 1978Work out 216^(2/3).

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