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March 1990

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st March 1990A meal deal has 9 mains, 8 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  2. 2nd March 1990Factorise x^2 + 18x + 81.
  3. 3rd March 1990y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 12. Work out y when x = 7.
  4. 4th March 1990Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 1216 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  5. 5th March 199011 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th March 199035 beetles are marked and released. Later 56 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  7. 7th March 1990A mass is 720 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.
  8. 8th March 1990Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -x + 1 that passes through (3, -14).
  9. 9th March 1990y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 10. Work out y when x = 12.
  10. 10th March 1990A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 cm and one shorter side of 9 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  11. 11th March 19903 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th March 1990A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 76 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  13. 13th March 1990Write 6^-2 as a fraction.
  14. 14th March 1990A line has equation y = -4x + 2. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  15. 15th March 1990A town's population is 10000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  16. 16th March 1990ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 57°. Work out angle ADC.
  17. 17th March 199028 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th March 1990A box plot has a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 61. Work out the range.
  19. 19th March 1990Work out (8 x 10^3) x (7 x 10^-5). Give your answer in standard form.
  20. 20th March 1990For the curve y = -80/x, work out y when x = 10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  21. 21st March 1990A block has volume 150 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  22. 22nd March 1990A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 78°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  23. 23rd March 19904 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th March 1990A box plot has minimum 7, lower quartile 10, median 20, upper quartile 26 and maximum 33. Work out the interquartile range.
  25. 25th March 1990Write the recurring decimal 0.5555... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  26. 26th March 1990Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x - 1)(x - 5).
  27. 27th March 1990x : y = 4 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  28. 28th March 1990A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 9 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  29. 29th March 199020 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 March 1990A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  31. 31st March 1990A bill is £528 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.

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