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September 1981

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 198110 fish are marked and released. Later 22 are caught, of which 2 are marked. Estimate the population.
  2. 2nd September 1981A meal deal has 9 mains, 7 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  3. 3rd September 1981For the curve y = 2/x, work out y when x = 1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  4. 4th September 1981y is directly proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 72. Work out y when x = 15.
  5. 5th September 1981A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 144°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  6. 6th September 19818 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  7. 7th September 1981A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 120 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  8. 8th September 1981A mass is 22.2 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the upper bound.
  9. 9th September 1981Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x + 1)(x + 2).
  10. 10th September 1981A town's population is 34000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  11. 11th September 1981A cone has base radius 4 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  12. 12th September 198116 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  13. 13th September 1981A box plot has a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 63. Work out the range.
  14. 14th September 1981Write 9^-3 as a fraction.
  15. 15th September 1981Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 8.
  16. 16th September 1981A block has volume 85 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  17. 17th September 1981In triangle ABC, angle A is 80°, angle B is 61° and side a is 20 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  18. 18th September 19811 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  19. 19th September 1981A box plot has minimum 5, lower quartile 14, median 23, upper quartile 31 and maximum 33. Work out the interquartile range.
  20. 20th September 1981Work out (6 x 10^7) x (2 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  21. 21st September 1981Factorise x^2 - 4.
  22. 22nd September 1981x : y = 2 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  23. 23rd September 1981A right-angled triangle has sides 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 6 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  24. 24th September 198122 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 September 1981A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
  26. 26th September 1981Write the recurring decimal 0.3333... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  27. 27th September 1981A region is defined by y <= 4x - 2. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  28. 28th September 1981A price rises by 20% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  29. 29th September 1981The point (-6, 1) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (2, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  30. 30th September 19816 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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