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March 1985

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st March 19851 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  2. 2nd March 1985A box plot has minimum 14, lower quartile 24, median 28, upper quartile 36 and maximum 44. Work out the interquartile range.
  3. 3rd March 1985Write the recurring decimal 0.1414... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  4. 4th March 1985Factorise x^2 - 7x + 12.
  5. 5th March 1985x : y = 4 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  6. 6th March 1985Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 1152 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  7. 7th March 198511 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  8. 8th March 1985A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  9. 9th March 1985A bill is £936 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  10. 10th March 1985Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 2x - 9 that passes through (1, -5).
  11. 11th March 1985A price rises by 25% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  12. 12th March 1985A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  13. 13th March 19857 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  14. 14th March 1985A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 8 values. Work out the frequency density.
  15. 15th March 1985A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  16. 16th March 1985A line has equation y = 3x + 3. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  17. 17th March 1985y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 30. Work out y when x = 5.
  18. 18th March 1985ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 123°. Work out angle ADC.
  19. 19th March 198520 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  20. 20th March 1985Four classes in order have frequencies 3, 11, 5, 3. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  21. 21st March 1985Work out (18 x 10^6) / (9 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  22. 22nd March 1985For the curve y = -20/x, work out y when x = 2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  23. 23rd March 1985y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 12. Work out y when x = 4.
  24. 24th March 1985A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 174°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  25. 25th March 19852 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  26. 26th March 198530 beetles are marked and released. Later 27 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  27. 27th March 1985Write the recurring decimal 0.333... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  28. 28th March 1985Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x + 1)(x + 4).
  29. 29th March 1985y is directly proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 36. Work out y when x = 15.
  30. 30th March 1985A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 3 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  31. 31st March 198517 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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