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5th October 1979

5 questions · 13 marks · Grades 6-7 · 61 question types in this band

  1. 1
    Conditional Probability3 marks

    24 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

  2. 2
    Capture Recapture2 marks

    A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.

  3. 3
    Bounds2 marks

    A mass is 42 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.

  4. 4
    Solving Quadratics3 marks

    Solve x^2 - 2x - 63 = 0.

  5. 5
    Direct and Inverse Proportion3 marks

    y is directly proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 40. Work out y when x = 12.

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