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August 1985

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st August 1985Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 2x - 1 that passes through (3, 3).
  2. 2nd August 1985y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 48. Work out y when x = 3.
  3. 3rd August 1985A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  4. 4th August 19857 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  5. 5th August 1985A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 156 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  6. 6th August 1985Write the recurring decimal 0.777... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  7. 7th August 1985A line has equation y = 5x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  8. 8th August 1985A town's population is 17500 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  9. 9th August 1985ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 55°. Work out angle ADC.
  10. 10th August 198513 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  11. 11th August 1985A box plot has a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 35. Work out the range.
  12. 12th August 1985Work out 27^(2/3).
  13. 13th August 1985For the curve y = -45/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  14. 14th August 1985A block has volume 30 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  15. 15th August 1985A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 116°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  16. 16th August 19852 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  17. 17th August 1985A box plot has minimum 11, lower quartile 21, median 27, upper quartile 32 and maximum 36. Work out the interquartile range.
  18. 18th August 1985Write sqrt(48) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  19. 19th August 1985Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x + 3)(x - 1).
  20. 20th August 1985x : y = 5 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  21. 21st August 1985A cone has base radius 4 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  22. 22nd August 198527 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  23. 23rd August 1985A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  24. 24th August 1985A meal deal has 5 mains, 9 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  25. 25th August 1985Make x the subject of y = 7x^2 - 4.
  26. 26th August 1985A price rises by 10% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  27. 27th August 1985In triangle ABC, angle A is 39°, angle B is 96° and side a is 16 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  28. 28th August 19856 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  29. 29th August 1985A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 12 values. Work out the frequency density.
  30. 30th August 1985A mass is 10.2 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the lower bound.
  31. 31st August 1985Factorise x^2 - 144.

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