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November 1981

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st November 1981Write sqrt(32) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  2. 2nd November 1981Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 9.
  3. 3rd November 1981x : y = 5 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  4. 4th November 1981In triangle ABC, angle A is 57°, angle B is 39° and side a is 6 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  5. 5th November 19812 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  6. 6th November 1981A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  7. 7th November 1981A meal deal has 9 mains, 9 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  8. 8th November 1981Factorise x^2 - 4.
  9. 9th November 1981A price rises by 20% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  10. 10th November 1981A right-angled triangle has sides 10 cm, 24 cm and 26 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 10 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  11. 11th November 198123 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  12. 12th November 1981A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 8 values. Work out the frequency density.
  13. 13th November 1981A mass is 11.3 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the lower bound.
  14. 14th November 1981A region is defined by y <= 2x + 7. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  15. 15th November 1981y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 12. Work out y when x = 12.
  16. 16th November 1981The point (5, 4) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (0, 4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  17. 17th November 19811 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  18. 18th November 1981Four classes in order have frequencies 9, 4, 12, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  19. 19th November 1981Write 2^-3 as a fraction.
  20. 20th November 1981Factorise x^2 + 7x + 12.
  21. 21st November 1981y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 32. Work out y when x = 4.
  22. 22nd November 1981Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 1024 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  23. 23rd November 198123 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  24. 24th November 198150 fish are marked and released. Later 60 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.
  25. 25th November 1981Work out (9 x 10^5) x (2 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  26. 26th November 1981Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -4x + 3 that passes through (5, -28).
  27. 27th November 1981y is directly proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 40. Work out y when x = 2.
  28. 28th November 1981A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 21 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  29. 29th November 19814 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  30. 30th November 1981A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 144 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?

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