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August 1980

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st August 1980A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  2. 2nd August 1980A meal deal has 4 mains, 8 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  3. 3rd August 1980Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 5x - 7 that passes through (2, -1).
  4. 4th August 1980A price rises by 25% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  5. 5th August 1980A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 41 cm and one shorter side of 40 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  6. 6th August 19802 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  7. 7th August 1980A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 60 values. Work out the frequency density.
  8. 8th August 1980A mass is 43 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the upper bound.
  9. 9th August 1980A line has equation y = -4x + 7. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  10. 10th August 1980y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 30. Work out y when x = 6.
  11. 11th August 1980ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 100°. Work out angle ADC.
  12. 12th August 198018 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  13. 13th August 1980Four classes in order have frequencies 8, 3, 11, 5. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  14. 14th August 1980Write 7^-2 as a fraction.
  15. 15th August 1980For the curve y = 24/x, work out y when x = 4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  16. 16th August 1980y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 225. Work out y when x = 6.
  17. 17th August 1980A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 174°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  18. 18th August 19802 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  19. 19th August 198050 voles are marked and released. Later 12 are caught, of which 2 are marked. Estimate the population.
  20. 20th August 1980Work out (6 x 10^8) x (7 x 10^-4). Give your answer in standard form.
  21. 21st August 1980Expand and simplify (x - 3)(x - 3)(x - 3).
  22. 22nd August 1980y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 9. Work out y when x = 9.
  23. 23rd August 1980A cone has base radius 10 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  24. 24th August 198026 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  25. 25th August 1980A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 56 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  26. 26th August 1980Write the recurring decimal 0.5353... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  27. 27th August 1980Make x the subject of y = 8x^2 - 4.
  28. 28th August 1980A town's population is 16000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  29. 29th August 1980In triangle ABC, angle A is 51°, angle B is 56° and side a is 6 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  30. 30th August 19806 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  31. 31st August 1980A box plot has a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 31. Work out the range.

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