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July 2004 - Higher Plus 5-a-day

Every Higher Plus sheet published in July 2004, with answers. Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.

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July 2004

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st July 2004A bag holds 5 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 5/8. Work out n.
  2. 2nd July 2004A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 25 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  3. 3rd July 2004A car covers 330 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 7 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  4. 4th July 2004Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 + 14x - 1.
  5. 5th July 2004y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 16. Work out y when x = 2.
  6. 6th July 2004A cuboid measures 15 cm by 13 cm by 9 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  7. 7th July 2004A bag holds 8 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  8. 8th July 2004On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 10-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  9. 9th July 2004Rationalise the denominator of 10/sqrt(5), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  10. 10th July 2004Simplify (x^2 + x - 6)/(x - 2).
  11. 11th July 2004y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 24. Work out y when x = 3.
  12. 12th July 2004A cuboid measures 11 cm by 6 cm by 12 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  13. 13th July 2004A bag holds 6 red, 6 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  14. 14th July 2004A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 20 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  15. 15th July 2004Simplify sqrt(80) + sqrt(80), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  16. 16th July 2004In an algebraic proof, how would you write the next even number after 2n in terms of an integer n?
  17. 17th July 2004y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 9, y = 12. Work out y when x = 25.
  18. 18th July 2004The point (12, 16) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 400. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  19. 19th July 2004A bag holds 12 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 5/33. Work out r.
  20. 20th July 2004On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 16-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  21. 21st July 2004A rectangle is 22 cm by 22 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  22. 22nd July 2004Make x the subject of 8x + 8 = y(x + 8).
  23. 23rd July 2004A train slows steadily from 19 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  24. 24th July 2004In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that a radius is drawn to the midpoint of a chord. State the reason being quoted.
  25. 25th July 2004The probability of winning a game is 1/2. A player expects 30 wins. How many games did they play?
  26. 26th July 2004A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 25 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  27. 27th July 2004Expand and simplify (9 + sqrt(7))(9 - sqrt(7)).
  28. 28th July 2004Write 6/(x + 3) + 7/(x - 1) as a single fraction.
  29. 29th July 2004y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 36. Work out y when x = 6.
  30. 30th July 2004In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 4a + b and vector RS = 12a + 3b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  31. 31st July 2004A bag holds 3 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 3/5. Work out n.

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