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August 1979

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st August 1979Four classes in order have frequencies 10, 7, 7, 7. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  2. 2nd August 1979A bill is £816 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  3. 3rd August 1979Expand and simplify (x - 3)(x + 3)(x - 3).
  4. 4th August 1979y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 324. Work out y when x = 4.
  5. 5th August 1979A cone has base radius 8 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  6. 6th August 197915 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th August 197910 fish are marked and released. Later 24 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.
  8. 8th August 1979A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  9. 9th August 1979Make x the subject of y = 8x^2 - 9.
  10. 10th August 1979y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 9. Work out y when x = 9.
  11. 11th August 1979In triangle ABC, angle A is 55°, angle B is 32° and side a is 18 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  12. 12th August 19791 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th August 1979A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 64 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  14. 14th August 1979Work out (20 x 10^7) / (5 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  15. 15th August 1979Factorise x^2 - 9.
  16. 16th August 1979A town's population is 26500 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  17. 17th August 1979A right-angled triangle has sides 5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 5 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  18. 18th August 197931 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th August 1979A box plot has a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 75. Work out the range.
  20. 20th August 1979Write the recurring decimal 0.222... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  21. 21st August 1979A region is defined by y < -x - 1. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  22. 22nd August 1979A block has volume 115 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  23. 23rd August 1979The point (4, 4) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (4, 0). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  24. 24th August 19794 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th August 1979A box plot has minimum 13, lower quartile 22, median 29, upper quartile 37 and maximum 44. Work out the interquartile range.
  26. 26th August 1979Work out 100^(3/2).
  27. 27th August 1979Factorise x^2 - 10x + 25.
  28. 28th August 1979x : y = 4 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  29. 29th August 1979Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 192 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  30. 30th August 197913 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  31. 31st August 1979A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.

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