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January 1984

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 1984A box plot has a minimum of 19 and a maximum of 57. Work out the range.
  2. 2nd January 1984Write sqrt(8) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  3. 3rd January 1984Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 3x - 6 that passes through (4, 4).
  4. 4th January 1984A block has volume 15 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  5. 5th January 1984A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 20 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  6. 6th January 19842 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  7. 7th January 1984A box plot has minimum 14, lower quartile 19, median 22, upper quartile 32 and maximum 37. Work out the interquartile range.
  8. 8th January 1984A meal deal has 9 mains, 7 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  9. 9th January 1984A line has equation y = -5x + 6. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  10. 10th January 1984x : y = 2 : 3. Write y in terms of x.
  11. 11th January 1984ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 90°. Work out angle ADC.
  12. 12th January 198425 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  13. 13th January 1984A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  14. 14th January 1984A mass is 30 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.
  15. 15th January 1984For the curve y = -32/x, work out y when x = 4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  16. 16th January 1984A price rises by 25% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  17. 17th January 1984A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 92°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  18. 18th January 19842 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  19. 19th January 1984A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 80 values. Work out the frequency density.
  20. 20th January 1984Write 9^-3 as a fraction.
  21. 21st January 1984Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x + 2)(x + 1).
  22. 22nd January 1984y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 15. Work out y when x = 3.
  23. 23rd January 1984A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  24. 24th January 198418 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  25. 25th January 1984Four classes in order have frequencies 12, 3, 10, 10. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  26. 26th January 1984Work out (6 x 10^3) x (6 x 10^-5). Give your answer in standard form.
  27. 27th January 1984Make x the subject of y = 3x^2 - 3.
  28. 28th January 1984y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 112. Work out y when x = 8.
  29. 29th January 1984In triangle ABC, angle A is 58°, angle B is 77° and side a is 13 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  30. 30th January 19844 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  31. 31st January 198420 newts are marked and released. Later 33 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.

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