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October 1978

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st October 1978Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -5x + 5 that passes through (2, -5).
  2. 2nd October 1978A price rises by 15% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  3. 3rd October 1978A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 cm and one shorter side of 8 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  4. 4th October 19782 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  5. 5th October 1978A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 60 values. Work out the frequency density.
  6. 6th October 1978Write sqrt(75) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  7. 7th October 1978A line has equation y = 4x + 1. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  8. 8th October 1978y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 10. Work out y when x = 2.
  9. 9th October 1978ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 112°. Work out angle ADC.
  10. 10th October 197813 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  11. 11th October 1978Four classes in order have frequencies 3, 9, 10, 4. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  12. 12th October 1978A meal deal has 3 mains, 5 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  13. 13th October 1978For the curve y = 50/x, work out y when x = -10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  14. 14th October 1978y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 24. Work out y when x = 4.
  15. 15th October 1978A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 114°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  16. 16th October 19787 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  17. 17th October 197820 newts are marked and released. Later 27 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  18. 18th October 1978A mass is 18.5 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the lower bound.
  19. 19th October 1978Expand and simplify (x + 5)(x - 1)(x - 5).
  20. 20th October 1978y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 10. Work out y when x = 13.
  21. 21st October 1978A cone has base radius 6 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  22. 22nd October 197832 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  23. 23rd October 1978A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 156 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  24. 24th October 1978Write 7^-2 as a fraction.
  25. 25th October 1978Make x the subject of y = 8x^2 - 3.
  26. 26th October 1978A town's population is 19000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  27. 27th October 1978In triangle ABC, angle A is 53°, angle B is 59° and side a is 17 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  28. 28th October 19782 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  29. 29th October 1978A box plot has a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20. Work out the range.
  30. 30th October 1978Work out (2 x 10^8) x (6 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  31. 31st October 1978Factorise x^2 - 25.

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