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August 1984

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st August 1984A block has volume 125 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  2. 2nd August 1984A cone has base radius 10 cm and vertical height 21 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  3. 3rd August 198415 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  4. 4th August 1984A box plot has minimum 5, lower quartile 14, median 24, upper quartile 32 and maximum 36. Work out the interquartile range.
  5. 5th August 1984Write 6^-2 as a fraction.
  6. 6th August 1984Make x the subject of y = 9x^2 - 3.
  7. 7th August 1984x : y = 3 : 4. Write y in terms of x.
  8. 8th August 1984In triangle ABC, angle A is 32°, angle B is 45° and side a is 6 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  9. 9th August 19845 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  10. 10th August 1984A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  11. 11th August 1984Work out (5 x 10^4) x (5 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  12. 12th August 1984Factorise x^2 - 81.
  13. 13th August 1984A price rises by 20% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  14. 14th August 1984A right-angled triangle has sides 8 cm, 15 cm and 17 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 8 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  15. 15th August 19849 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  16. 16th August 1984A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 10 values. Work out the frequency density.
  17. 17th August 1984Write the recurring decimal 0.8484... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  18. 18th August 1984A region is defined by y < -x + 2. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  19. 19th August 1984y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 6. Work out y when x = 6.
  20. 20th August 1984The point (4, -3) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (3, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  21. 21st August 19841 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  22. 22nd August 1984Four classes in order have frequencies 7, 11, 12, 3. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  23. 23rd August 1984A bill is £960 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  24. 24th August 1984Factorise x^2 + 11x + 30.
  25. 25th August 1984y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 72. Work out y when x = 4.
  26. 26th August 1984Two 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.
  27. 27th August 198424 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  28. 28th August 198455 fish are marked and released. Later 15 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  29. 29th August 1984A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  30. 30th August 1984Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -2x + 9 that passes through (2, 8).
  31. 31st August 1984y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 30. Work out y when x = 14.

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