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December 1991 - Higher 5-a-day

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December 1991

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st December 199120 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  2. 2nd December 1991A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 164 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  3. 3rd December 1991Write the recurring decimal 0.444... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  4. 4th December 1991For the curve y = -20/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  5. 5th December 1991A town's population is 22500 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
  6. 6th December 1991A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 176°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  7. 7th December 19918 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  8. 8th December 1991A box plot has a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 49. Work out the range.
  9. 9th December 1991Work out 125^(2/3).
  10. 10th December 1991Expand and simplify (x - 1)(x + 1)(x - 1).
  11. 11th December 1991A block has volume 75 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  12. 12th December 1991A cone has base radius 4 cm and vertical height 6 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  13. 13th December 199115 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  14. 14th December 1991A box plot has minimum 1, lower quartile 7, median 17, upper quartile 19 and maximum 22. Work out the interquartile range.
  15. 15th December 1991Write sqrt(27) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  16. 16th December 1991Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 3.
  17. 17th December 1991x : y = 5 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  18. 18th December 1991In triangle ABC, angle A is 43°, angle B is 76° and side a is 17 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  19. 19th December 19915 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  20. 20th December 1991A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  21. 21st December 1991A meal deal has 6 mains, 4 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  22. 22nd December 1991Factorise x^2 - 100.
  23. 23rd December 1991A price rises by 20% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  24. 24th December 1991A right-angled triangle has sides 12 cm, 16 cm and 20 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 12 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  25. 25th December 199116 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  26. 26th December 1991A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 20 values. Work out the frequency density.
  27. 27th December 1991A mass is 160 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.
  28. 28th December 1991A region is defined by y <= 4x + 4. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  29. 29th December 1991y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 12. Work out y when x = 6.
  30. 30th December 1991The point (6, -6) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (-3, -3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  31. 31st December 19913 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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