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August 1995 - Higher Plus 5-a-day

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August 1995

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st August 1995On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 40-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  2. 2nd August 1995A rectangle is 24 cm by 22 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  3. 3rd August 1995Simplify (x^2 + 11x + 28)/(x + 7).
  4. 4th August 1995y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 256. Work out y when x = 2.
  5. 5th August 1995The point (20, 21) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 841. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  6. 6th August 1995A bag holds 11 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 3/11. Work out r.
  7. 7th August 1995A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 20 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  8. 8th August 1995Expand and simplify (7 + sqrt(10))(7 - sqrt(10)).
  9. 9th August 1995In an algebraic proof, how would you write a number that leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 6 in terms of an integer n?
  10. 10th August 1995y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 8. Work out y when x = 64.
  11. 11th August 1995In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that two angles at the circumference stand on the same arc. State the reason being quoted.
  12. 12th August 1995The probability of winning a game is 1/2. A player expects 70 wins. How many games did they play?
  13. 13th August 1995On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 10-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  14. 14th August 1995A block has mass 860 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 24 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  15. 15th August 1995Make x the subject of 4x + 7 = y(x + 7).
  16. 16th August 1995A train slows steadily from 21 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  17. 17th August 1995In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 6a - 5b and vector RS = 24a - 20b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  18. 18th August 1995A bag holds 6 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 6/13. Work out n.
  19. 19th August 1995A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 25 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  20. 20th August 1995x = 196 and y = 27, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  21. 21st August 1995Write 5/(x + 5) + 4/(x + 4) as a single fraction.
  22. 22nd August 1995y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 18. Work out y when x = 3.
  23. 23rd August 1995A cuboid measures 13 cm by 3 cm by 10 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  24. 24th August 1995A bag holds 4 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  25. 25th August 1995On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  26. 26th August 1995A car covers 120 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 4 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  27. 27th August 1995Solve 4x^2 + 19x + 12 = 0.
  28. 28th August 1995y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 128. Work out y when x = 5.
  29. 29th August 1995A cuboid measures 5 cm by 11 cm by 13 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  30. 30th August 1995A bag holds 4 red, 4 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  31. 31st August 1995A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 25 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?

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