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January 1985

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 198555 newts are marked and released. Later 12 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  2. 2nd January 1985A bill is £528 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  3. 3rd January 1985Factorise x^2 - 49.
  4. 4th January 1985y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 15. Work out y when x = 4.
  5. 5th January 1985A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 40 cm and 41 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  6. 6th January 198524 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th January 1985A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 68 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  8. 8th January 1985A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  9. 9th January 1985A region is defined by y < -5x + 7. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  10. 10th January 1985A town's population is 39000 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  11. 11th January 1985The point (-3, -5) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (4, 3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  12. 12th January 19851 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th January 1985A box plot has a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 25. Work out the range.
  14. 14th January 1985Work out (45 x 10^10) / (9 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  15. 15th January 1985Factorise x^2 - 2x - 15.
  16. 16th January 1985A block has volume 15 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  17. 17th January 1985Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 264 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  18. 18th January 198513 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th January 1985A box plot has minimum 7, lower quartile 16, median 19, upper quartile 29 and maximum 37. Work out the interquartile range.
  20. 20th January 1985Write the recurring decimal 0.222... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  21. 21st January 1985Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -4x - 3 that passes through (6, -20).
  22. 22nd January 1985x : y = 3 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  23. 23rd January 1985A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 41 cm and one shorter side of 40 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  24. 24th January 19853 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th January 1985A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  26. 26th January 1985Work out 8^(2/3).
  27. 27th January 1985A line has equation y = -2x + 8. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  28. 28th January 1985A price rises by 25% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  29. 29th January 1985ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 73°. Work out angle ADC.
  30. 30th January 198515 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  31. 31st January 1985A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 40 values. Work out the frequency density.

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