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January 1979

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 1979Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 513 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  2. 2nd January 197927 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  3. 3rd January 1979Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 9, 10, 4. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  4. 4th January 1979Work out (6 x 10^5) x (5 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  5. 5th January 1979Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 3x - 6 that passes through (4, 22).
  6. 6th January 1979y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 63. Work out y when x = 6.
  7. 7th January 1979A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  8. 8th January 19793 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  9. 9th January 197920 fish are marked and released. Later 84 are caught, of which 7 are marked. Estimate the population.
  10. 10th January 1979Write the recurring decimal 0.5454... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  11. 11th January 1979A line has equation y = 5x + 7. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  12. 12th January 1979y is directly proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 8. Work out y when x = 10.
  13. 13th January 1979ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 88°. Work out angle ADC.
  14. 14th January 197921 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  15. 15th January 1979A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 60 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  16. 16th January 1979A bill is £624 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  17. 17th January 1979For the curve y = 18/x, work out y when x = -2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  18. 18th January 1979A town's population is 11500 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  19. 19th January 1979A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 148°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  20. 20th January 19791 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  21. 21st January 1979A box plot has a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 65. Work out the range.
  22. 22nd January 1979A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  23. 23rd January 1979Expand and simplify (x - 3)(x - 1)(x + 4).
  24. 24th January 1979A block has volume 180 cm^3 and density 11 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  25. 25th January 1979A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 18 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  26. 26th January 197916 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  27. 27th January 1979A box plot has minimum 2, lower quartile 8, median 15, upper quartile 22 and maximum 29. Work out the interquartile range.
  28. 28th January 1979Work out (56 x 10^7) / (7 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  29. 29th January 1979Make x the subject of y = 7x^2 - 12.
  30. 30th January 1979x : y = 2 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  31. 31st January 1979In triangle ABC, angle A is 30°, angle B is 116° and side a is 19 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.

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