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March 1981

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st March 1981Expand and simplify (x - 1)(x + 5)(x - 1).
  2. 2nd March 1981A price rises by 10% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  3. 3rd March 1981A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  4. 4th March 198126 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  5. 5th March 1981A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 8 values. Work out the frequency density.
  6. 6th March 1981Work out (5 x 10^4) x (6 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  7. 7th March 1981Make x the subject of y = 6x^2 - 6.
  8. 8th March 1981y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 12. Work out y when x = 3.
  9. 9th March 1981In triangle ABC, angle A is 68°, angle B is 47° and side a is 18 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  10. 10th March 19814 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  11. 11th March 1981Four classes in order have frequencies 10, 10, 7, 10. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  12. 12th March 1981Write the recurring decimal 0.3030... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  13. 13th March 1981Factorise x^2 - 121.
  14. 14th March 1981y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 63. Work out y when x = 7.
  15. 15th March 1981A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 40 cm and 41 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  16. 16th March 198119 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  17. 17th March 198135 fish are marked and released. Later 70 are caught, of which 7 are marked. Estimate the population.
  18. 18th March 1981A bill is £72 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  19. 19th March 1981A region is defined by y <= -2x - 5. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  20. 20th March 1981y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 48. Work out y when x = 13.
  21. 21st March 1981The point (-3, 3) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-1, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  22. 22nd March 19812 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  23. 23rd March 1981A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 168 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  24. 24th March 1981A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  25. 25th March 1981Factorise x^2 - 4x + 4.
  26. 26th March 1981A town's population is 9500 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  27. 27th March 1981Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 1344 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  28. 28th March 198123 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  29. 29th March 1981A box plot has a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 34. Work out the range.
  30. 30th March 1981Work out (6 x 10^12) / (3 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  31. 31st March 1981Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -5x + 1 that passes through (5, -31).

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