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January 1982

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 1982A region is defined by y <= -x - 9. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  2. 2nd January 1982y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 32. Work out y when x = 7.
  3. 3rd January 1982The point (-1, -3) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (0, -2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  4. 4th January 19825 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  5. 5th January 198240 fish are marked and released. Later 56 are caught, of which 7 are marked. Estimate the population.
  6. 6th January 1982Write sqrt(32) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  7. 7th January 1982Factorise x^2 + 14x + 45.
  8. 8th January 1982y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 56. Work out y when x = 3.
  9. 9th January 1982Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 810 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  10. 10th January 198222 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  11. 11th January 1982A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 164 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  12. 12th January 1982A meal deal has 8 mains, 3 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  13. 13th January 1982Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -3x - 2 that passes through (2, 6).
  14. 14th January 1982A town's population is 15500 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  15. 15th January 1982A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 20 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  16. 16th January 19827 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  17. 17th January 1982A box plot has a minimum of 16 and a maximum of 59. Work out the range.
  18. 18th January 1982A mass is 330 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the upper bound.
  19. 19th January 1982A line has equation y = 3x + 8. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  20. 20th January 1982A block has volume 100 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  21. 21st January 1982ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 98°. Work out angle ADC.
  22. 22nd January 198218 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  23. 23rd January 1982A box plot has minimum 12, lower quartile 15, median 23, upper quartile 31 and maximum 34. Work out the interquartile range.
  24. 24th January 1982Write 2^-2 as a fraction.
  25. 25th January 1982For the curve y = 15/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  26. 26th January 1982x : y = 5 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  27. 27th January 1982A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 126°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  28. 28th January 19825 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  29. 29th January 1982A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  30. 30th January 1982Work out (2 x 10^4) x (6 x 10^6). Give your answer in standard form.
  31. 31st January 1982Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x - 1)(x + 3).

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