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November 1978

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st November 1978A block has volume 60 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  2. 2nd November 1978A right-angled triangle has sides 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 6 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  3. 3rd November 197812 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  4. 4th November 1978A box plot has minimum 12, lower quartile 15, median 22, upper quartile 28 and maximum 33. Work out the interquartile range.
  5. 5th November 1978Write the recurring decimal 0.9494... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  6. 6th November 1978A region is defined by y < -x + 3. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  7. 7th November 1978x : y = 5 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  8. 8th November 1978The point (-4, 1) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-1, -1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  9. 9th November 19788 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  10. 10th November 1978A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  11. 11th November 1978A bill is £528 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  12. 12th November 1978Factorise x^2 - 11x + 28.
  13. 13th November 1978A price rises by 25% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  14. 14th November 1978Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 1344 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  15. 15th November 197816 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  16. 16th November 1978A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 8 values. Work out the frequency density.
  17. 17th November 1978A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  18. 18th November 1978Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -3x - 2 that passes through (1, -4).
  19. 19th November 1978y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 50. Work out y when x = 10.
  20. 20th November 1978A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 26 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  21. 21st November 19784 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  22. 22nd November 1978Four classes in order have frequencies 7, 3, 6, 9. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  23. 23rd November 1978Work out (18 x 10^11) / (6 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  24. 24th November 1978A line has equation y = -2x + 7. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  25. 25th November 1978y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 28. Work out y when x = 7.
  26. 26th November 1978ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 80°. Work out angle ADC.
  27. 27th November 197811 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  28. 28th November 197835 fish are marked and released. Later 81 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
  29. 29th November 1978Write the recurring decimal 0.444... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  30. 30th November 1978For the curve y = -40/x, work out y when x = 10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.

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