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July 1985

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st July 1985Write 5^-2 as a fraction.
  2. 2nd July 1985Expand and simplify (x - 3)(x - 1)(x + 2).
  3. 3rd July 1985A block has volume 125 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  4. 4th July 1985A cone has base radius 6 cm and vertical height 6 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  5. 5th July 198515 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th July 1985A box plot has minimum 6, lower quartile 14, median 19, upper quartile 21 and maximum 25. Work out the interquartile range.
  7. 7th July 1985Work out (7 x 10^8) x (7 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  8. 8th July 1985Make x the subject of y = 7x^2 - 5.
  9. 9th July 1985x : y = 2 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  10. 10th July 1985In triangle ABC, angle A is 39°, angle B is 73° and side a is 8 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  11. 11th July 19853 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th July 1985A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  13. 13th July 1985Write the recurring decimal 0.9595... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  14. 14th July 1985Factorise x^2 - 81.
  15. 15th July 1985A price rises by 25% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  16. 16th July 1985A right-angled triangle has sides 5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 5 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  17. 17th July 198518 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th July 1985A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  19. 19th July 1985A bill is £168 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  20. 20th July 1985A region is defined by y < 3x - 1. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  21. 21st July 1985y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 24. Work out y when x = 4.
  22. 22nd July 1985The point (-6, 4) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (-4, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  23. 23rd July 19853 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th July 1985Four classes in order have frequencies 10, 5, 9, 5. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  25. 25th July 1985A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  26. 26th July 1985Factorise x^2 + 10x + 16.
  27. 27th July 1985y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 150. Work out y when x = 9.
  28. 28th July 1985Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 152 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  29. 29th July 198522 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  30. 30th July 198555 fish are marked and released. Later 28 are caught, of which 4 are marked. Estimate the population.
  31. 31st July 1985Work out (32 x 10^8) / (8 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.

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