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February 1980

29 sheets · 145 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st February 1980ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 86°. Work out angle ADC.
  2. 2nd February 198013 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 February 1980A box plot has a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 25. Work out the range.
  4. 4th February 1980Work out (2 x 10^3) x (6 x 10^6). Give your answer in standard form.
  5. 5th February 1980For the curve y = 12/x, work out y when x = 2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  6. 6th February 1980A block has volume 65 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  7. 7th February 1980A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 150°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  8. 8th February 19804 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  9. 9th February 1980A box plot has minimum 13, lower quartile 15, median 20, upper quartile 24 and maximum 31. Work out the interquartile range.
  10. 10th February 1980Write the recurring decimal 0.6363... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  11. 11th February 1980Expand and simplify (x - 3)(x + 1)(x - 4).
  12. 12th February 1980x : y = 4 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  13. 13th February 1980A cone has base radius 8 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  14. 14th February 198021 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  15. 15th February 1980A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  16. 16th February 1980A bill is £864 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  17. 17th February 1980Make x the subject of y = 6x^2 - 10.
  18. 18th February 1980A price rises by 25% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  19. 19th February 1980In triangle ABC, angle A is 46°, angle B is 53° and side a is 11 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  20. 20th February 19802 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  21. 21st February 1980A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 10 values. Work out the frequency density.
  22. 22nd February 1980A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  23. 23rd February 1980Factorise x^2 - 9.
  24. 24th February 1980y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 60. Work out y when x = 12.
  25. 25th February 1980A 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.
  26. 26th February 198018 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  27. 27th February 1980Four classes in order have frequencies 4, 11, 4, 9. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  28. 28th February 1980Work out (8 x 10^11) / (2 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  29. 29th February 1980A region is defined by y < 4x - 5. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?

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