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October 1981

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st October 1981A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 80 values. Work out the frequency density.
  2. 2nd October 1981A bill is £624 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  3. 3rd October 1981Factorise x^2 + 11x + 28.
  4. 4th October 1981y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 12. Work out y when x = 3.
  5. 5th October 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.
  6. 6th October 198120 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th October 1981Four classes in order have frequencies 10, 5, 3, 7. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  8. 8th October 1981A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  9. 9th October 1981Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -2x + 1 that passes through (3, -16).
  10. 10th October 1981y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 54. Work out y when x = 7.
  11. 11th October 1981A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 cm and one shorter side of 9 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  12. 12th October 19813 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th October 198125 beetles are marked and released. Later 99 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
  14. 14th October 1981Work out (16 x 10^10) / (4 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  15. 15th October 1981A line has equation y = -3x + 6. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  16. 16th October 1981y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 12. Work out y when x = 14.
  17. 17th October 1981ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 93°. Work out angle ADC.
  18. 18th October 198126 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th October 1981A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 156 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  20. 20th October 1981Write the recurring decimal 0.555... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  21. 21st October 1981For the curve y = -1/x, work out y when x = -1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  22. 22nd October 1981A town's population is 4000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  23. 23rd October 1981A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 82°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  24. 24th October 19813 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th October 1981A box plot has a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 39. Work out the range.
  26. 26th October 1981Work out 81^(3/2).
  27. 27th October 1981Expand and simplify (x - 2)(x + 4)(x + 2).
  28. 28th October 1981A block has volume 50 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  29. 29th October 1981A cone has base radius 4 cm and vertical height 6 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  30. 30th October 198113 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  31. 31st October 1981A box plot has minimum 9, lower quartile 18, median 22, upper quartile 32 and maximum 37. Work out the interquartile range.

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