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August 2024 - Higher Plus 5-a-day

Every Higher Plus sheet published in August 2024, with answers. Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.

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August 2024

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st August 2024y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 9, y = 12. Work out y when x = 25.
  2. 2nd August 2024The point (7, 24) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 625. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  3. 3rd August 2024A bag holds 5 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 1/10. Work out r.
  4. 4th August 2024On 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?
  5. 5th August 2024A block has mass 900 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 7 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  6. 6th August 2024Write x^2 + 8x - 6 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
  7. 7th August 2024A train slows steadily from 19 m/s to rest in 8 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  8. 8th August 2024In 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.
  9. 9th August 2024The probability of winning a game is 1/4. A player expects 5 wins. How many games did they play?
  10. 10th August 2024A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 5 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  11. 11th August 2024x = 131 and y = 42, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  12. 12th August 2024Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 + 16x + 14.
  13. 13th August 2024y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 48. Work out y when x = 4.
  14. 14th August 2024In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 5a + 3b and vector RS = 10a + 6b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  15. 15th August 2024A bag holds 4 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 4/9. Work out n.
  16. 16th August 2024On 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?
  17. 17th August 2024A car covers 820 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 3 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  18. 18th August 2024Simplify (x^2 - 11x + 28)/(x - 4).
  19. 19th August 2024y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 81. Work out y when x = 2.
  20. 20th August 2024A cuboid measures 14 cm by 15 cm by 15 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  21. 21st August 2024A bag holds 7 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  22. 22nd August 2024A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 10 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  23. 23rd August 2024Rationalise the denominator of 45/sqrt(5), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  24. 24th August 2024In an algebraic proof, how would you write three consecutive integers in terms of an integer n?
  25. 25th August 2024y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 16, y = 24. Work out y when x = 9.
  26. 26th August 2024A cuboid measures 8 cm by 9 cm by 11 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th August 2024A bag holds 4 red, 6 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  28. 28th August 2024On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 40-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  29. 29th August 2024Simplify sqrt(20) + sqrt(245), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  30. 30th August 2024Make x the subject of 8x + 3 = y(x + 3).
  31. 31st August 2024A train slows steadily from 39 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.

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