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May 1979

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st May 1979A cone has base radius 4 cm and vertical height 21 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  2. 2nd May 197916 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  3. 3rd May 1979A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 16 values. Work out the frequency density.
  4. 4th May 1979A mass is 15.9 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the lower bound.
  5. 5th May 1979Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 12.
  6. 6th May 1979y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 24. Work out y when x = 12.
  7. 7th May 1979In triangle ABC, angle A is 58°, angle B is 57° and side a is 8 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  8. 8th May 19792 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  9. 9th May 1979Four classes in order have frequencies 9, 6, 5, 6. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  10. 10th May 1979Write 2^-1 as a fraction.
  11. 11th May 1979Factorise x^2 - 64.
  12. 12th May 1979y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 32. Work out y when x = 3.
  13. 13th May 1979A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  14. 14th May 19798 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  15. 15th May 197960 voles are marked and released. Later 40 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  16. 16th May 1979Work out (4 x 10^4) x (8 x 10^-5). Give your answer in standard form.
  17. 17th May 1979A region is defined by y < 4x + 8. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  18. 18th May 1979y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 24. Work out y when x = 6.
  19. 19th May 1979The point (-4, 0) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (-1, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  20. 20th May 19793 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  21. 21st May 1979A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 140 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  22. 22nd May 1979Write the recurring decimal 0.1616... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  23. 23rd May 1979Factorise x^2 + 7x - 18.
  24. 24th May 1979A town's population is 14000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  25. 25th May 1979Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 459 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  26. 26th May 197916 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  27. 27th May 1979A box plot has a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 60. Work out the range.
  28. 28th May 1979A bill is £336 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  29. 29th May 1979Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -5x + 2 that passes through (5, -36).
  30. 30th May 1979A block has volume 60 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  31. 31st May 1979A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 cm and one shorter side of 6 cm. Work out the other shorter side.

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