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March 1987

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st March 1987y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 30. Work out y when x = 6.
  2. 2nd March 1987A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 cm and one shorter side of 8 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  3. 3rd March 19873 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  4. 4th March 1987Four classes in order have frequencies 6, 6, 8, 8. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  5. 5th March 1987A bill is £72 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  6. 6th March 1987A line has equation y = -4x + 5. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  7. 7th March 1987y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 72. Work out y when x = 8.
  8. 8th March 1987ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 87°. Work out angle ADC.
  9. 9th March 198718 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  10. 10th March 198740 beetles are marked and released. Later 16 are caught, of which 2 are marked. Estimate the population.
  11. 11th March 1987A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  12. 12th March 1987For the curve y = -12/x, work out y when x = 1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  13. 13th March 1987y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 77. Work out y when x = 3.
  14. 14th March 1987A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 68°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  15. 15th March 19872 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  16. 16th March 1987A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 100 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  17. 17th March 1987Work out (14 x 10^6) / (7 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  18. 18th March 1987Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x - 5)(x - 3).
  19. 19th March 1987A town's population is 34000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  20. 20th March 1987A cone has base radius 8 cm and vertical height 21 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  21. 21st March 198716 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  22. 22nd March 1987A box plot has a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 69. Work out the range.
  23. 23rd March 1987Write the recurring decimal 0.555... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  24. 24th March 1987Make x the subject of y = 4x^2 - 2.
  25. 25th March 1987A block has volume 185 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  26. 26th March 1987In triangle ABC, angle A is 52°, angle B is 85° and side a is 9 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th March 19875 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  28. 28th March 1987A box plot has minimum 14, lower quartile 23, median 29, upper quartile 35 and maximum 38. Work out the interquartile range.
  29. 29th March 1987Work out 16^(3/2).
  30. 30th March 1987Factorise x^2 - 100.
  31. 31st March 1987x : y = 3 : 4. Write y in terms of x.

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