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September 1985

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 1985y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 30. Work out y when x = 6.
  2. 2nd September 1985A right-angled triangle has sides 8 cm, 15 cm and 17 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 8 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  3. 3rd September 198527 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  4. 4th September 1985Four classes in order have frequencies 9, 8, 6, 8. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  5. 5th September 1985Write 9^-2 as a fraction.
  6. 6th September 1985A region is defined by y <= x - 5. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  7. 7th September 1985y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 216. Work out y when x = 3.
  8. 8th September 1985The point (4, 5) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-1, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  9. 9th September 19851 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  10. 10th September 198555 fish are marked and released. Later 35 are caught, of which 7 are marked. Estimate the population.
  11. 11th September 1985Work out (7 x 10^7) x (3 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  12. 12th September 1985Factorise x^2 + 10x + 25.
  13. 13th September 1985y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 24. Work out y when x = 8.
  14. 14th September 1985Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 80 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  15. 15th September 198518 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  16. 16th September 1985A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 196 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  17. 17th September 1985Write the recurring decimal 0.3030... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  18. 18th September 1985Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 5x - 7 that passes through (4, 8).
  19. 19th September 1985A town's population is 18000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
  20. 20th September 1985A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 26 cm and one shorter side of 10 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  21. 21st September 19855 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  22. 22nd September 1985A box plot has a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 29. Work out the range.
  23. 23rd September 1985A bill is £552 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  24. 24th September 1985A line has equation y = -4x + 3. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  25. 25th September 1985A block has volume 120 cm^3 and density 11 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  26. 26th September 1985ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 53°. Work out angle ADC.
  27. 27th September 198518 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  28. 28th September 1985A box plot has minimum 9, lower quartile 15, median 17, upper quartile 20 and maximum 23. Work out the interquartile range.
  29. 29th September 1985A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  30. 30th September 1985For the curve y = 35/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.

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