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February 1983

28 sheets · 140 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st February 1983Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -2x - 7 that passes through (5, 0).
  2. 2nd February 1983A block has volume 10 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  3. 3rd February 1983A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 cm and one shorter side of 6 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  4. 4th February 19833 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  5. 5th February 1983A box plot has minimum 2, lower quartile 11, median 20, upper quartile 30 and maximum 34. Work out the interquartile range.
  6. 6th February 1983Write sqrt(12) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  7. 7th February 1983A line has equation y = 2x + 1. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  8. 8th February 1983x : y = 5 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  9. 9th February 1983ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 96°. Work out angle ADC.
  10. 10th February 198324 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  11. 11th February 1983A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  12. 12th February 1983A meal deal has 3 mains, 9 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  13. 13th February 1983For the curve y = -12/x, work out y when x = -4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  14. 14th February 1983A price rises by 25% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  15. 15th February 1983A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 78°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  16. 16th February 19833 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  17. 17th February 1983A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 30 values. Work out the frequency density.
  18. 18th February 1983A mass is 580 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.
  19. 19th February 1983Expand and simplify (x - 3)(x + 5)(x - 4).
  20. 20th February 1983y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 60. Work out y when x = 10.
  21. 21st February 1983A cone has base radius 5 cm and vertical height 21 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  22. 22nd February 198320 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  23. 23rd February 1983Four classes in order have frequencies 8, 7, 3, 8. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  24. 24th February 1983Write 2^-2 as a fraction.
  25. 25th February 1983Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 4.
  26. 26th February 1983y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 27. Work out y when x = 6.
  27. 27th February 1983In triangle ABC, angle A is 34°, angle B is 76° and side a is 11 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  28. 28th February 19832 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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