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October 1989

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st October 1989A box plot has a minimum of 16 and a maximum of 60. Work out the range.
  2. 2nd October 1989Write the recurring decimal 0.888... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  3. 3rd October 1989A region is defined by y <= -5x - 3. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  4. 4th October 1989A block has volume 55 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  5. 5th October 1989The point (-5, 5) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-1, 2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  6. 6th October 19891 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  7. 7th October 1989A box plot has minimum 12, lower quartile 18, median 21, upper quartile 23 and maximum 31. Work out the interquartile range.
  8. 8th October 1989Work out 36^(3/2).
  9. 9th October 1989Factorise x^2 - x - 72.
  10. 10th October 1989x : y = 2 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  11. 11th October 1989Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 594 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  12. 12th October 198926 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  13. 13th October 1989A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  14. 14th October 1989Write sqrt(45) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  15. 15th October 1989Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -2x - 7 that passes through (4, -15).
  16. 16th October 1989A price rises by 10% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  17. 17th October 1989A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 17 cm and one shorter side of 15 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  18. 18th October 19896 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  19. 19th October 1989A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 8 values. Work out the frequency density.
  20. 20th October 1989A meal deal has 8 mains, 9 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  21. 21st October 1989A line has equation y = -3x + 5. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  22. 22nd October 1989y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 12. Work out y when x = 3.
  23. 23rd October 1989ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 90°. Work out angle ADC.
  24. 24th October 198912 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  25. 25th October 1989Four classes in order have frequencies 8, 7, 4, 6. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  26. 26th October 1989A mass is 220 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the upper bound.
  27. 27th October 1989For the curve y = 55/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  28. 28th October 1989y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 75. Work out y when x = 9.
  29. 29th October 1989A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 56°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  30. 30th October 19892 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  31. 31st October 198915 voles are marked and released. Later 42 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.

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