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June 1985

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st June 1985Write the recurring decimal 0.666... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  2. 2nd June 1985A region is defined by y <= -4x + 5. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  3. 3rd June 1985A price rises by 20% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  4. 4th June 1985The point (2, -4) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-3, 2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  5. 5th June 19851 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  6. 6th June 1985A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 3 values. Work out the frequency density.
  7. 7th June 1985Work out 25^(3/2).
  8. 8th June 1985Factorise x^2 + 13x + 40.
  9. 9th June 1985y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 4. Work out y when x = 2.
  10. 10th June 1985Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 540 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  11. 11th June 19859 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  12. 12th June 1985Four classes in order have frequencies 4, 3, 5, 4. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  13. 13th June 1985Write sqrt(12) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  14. 14th June 1985Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = x + 9 that passes through (3, 7).
  15. 15th June 1985y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 144. Work out y when x = 9.
  16. 16th June 1985A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 5 cm and one shorter side of 4 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  17. 17th June 19852 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  18. 18th June 198510 beetles are marked and released. Later 54 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.
  19. 19th June 1985A meal deal has 6 mains, 7 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  20. 20th June 1985A line has equation y = -3x + 5. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  21. 21st June 1985y is directly proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 44. Work out y when x = 12.
  22. 22nd June 1985ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 128°. Work out angle ADC.
  23. 23rd June 198523 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  24. 24th June 1985A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 140 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  25. 25th June 1985A mass is 260 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.
  26. 26th June 1985For the curve y = 7/x, work out y when x = -1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  27. 27th June 1985A town's population is 23500 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  28. 28th June 1985A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 168°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  29. 29th June 19856 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  30. 30th June 1985A box plot has a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 25. Work out the range.

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