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April 1982

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st April 1982Factorise x^2 - 4.
  2. 2nd April 1982y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 27. Work out y when x = 2.
  3. 3rd April 1982A 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.
  4. 4th April 198211 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  5. 5th April 1982A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 76 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  6. 6th April 1982Work out (6 x 10^6) x (3 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  7. 7th April 1982A region is defined by y < 4x + 9. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  8. 8th April 1982A town's population is 7000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
  9. 9th April 1982The point (-1, -2) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (4, -2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  10. 10th April 19824 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  11. 11th April 1982A box plot has a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 40. Work out the range.
  12. 12th April 1982Write the recurring decimal 0.2222... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  13. 13th April 1982Factorise x^2 + 6x - 27.
  14. 14th April 1982A block has volume 35 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  15. 15th April 1982Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 288 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  16. 16th April 198223 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  17. 17th April 1982A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 25, median 27, upper quartile 37 and maximum 41. Work out the interquartile range.
  18. 18th April 1982A bill is £360 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  19. 19th April 1982Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = x - 5 that passes through (4, -8).
  20. 20th April 1982x : y = 3 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  21. 21st April 1982A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 41 cm and one shorter side of 40 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  22. 22nd April 19824 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  23. 23rd April 1982A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  24. 24th April 1982A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  25. 25th April 1982A line has equation y = 2x + 7. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  26. 26th April 1982A price rises by 20% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  27. 27th April 1982ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 72°. Work out angle ADC.
  28. 28th April 198224 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  29. 29th April 1982A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 80 values. Work out the frequency density.
  30. 30th April 1982Work out (81 x 10^10) / (9 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.

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