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February 1984

29 sheets · 145 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st February 1984Write the recurring decimal 0.6767... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  2. 2nd February 1984Factorise x^2 - 121.
  3. 3rd February 1984y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 12. Work out y when x = 2.
  4. 4th February 1984A right-angled triangle has sides 12 cm, 16 cm and 20 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 12 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  5. 5th February 19849 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th February 1984A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 228 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  7. 7th February 1984A bill is £48 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  8. 8th February 1984A region is defined by y < 3x + 5. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  9. 9th February 1984A town's population is 28500 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  10. 10th February 1984The point (-4, 2) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-2, 2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  11. 11th February 19842 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th February 1984A box plot has a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 21. Work out the range.
  13. 13th February 1984A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  14. 14th February 1984Factorise x^2 + x - 42.
  15. 15th February 1984A block has volume 155 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  16. 16th February 1984Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 832 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  17. 17th February 198424 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th February 1984A box plot has minimum 6, lower quartile 15, median 23, upper quartile 33 and maximum 36. Work out the interquartile range.
  19. 19th February 1984Work out (15 x 10^11) / (3 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  20. 20th February 1984Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -4x - 9 that passes through (6, -36).
  21. 21st February 1984x : y = 3 : 4. Write y in terms of x.
  22. 22nd February 1984A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 5 cm and one shorter side of 3 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  23. 23rd February 19846 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th February 1984A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  25. 25th February 1984Write the recurring decimal 0.777... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  26. 26th February 1984A line has equation y = -2x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  27. 27th February 1984A price rises by 15% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  28. 28th February 1984ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 58°. Work out angle ADC.
  29. 29th February 198417 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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