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March 1992 - Higher 5-a-day

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March 1992

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st March 1992A box plot has a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 76. Work out the range.
  2. 2nd March 1992A mass is 25 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.
  3. 3rd March 1992A line has equation y = -4x + 3. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  4. 4th March 1992A block has volume 185 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  5. 5th March 1992ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 57°. Work out angle ADC.
  6. 6th March 199222 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th March 1992A box plot has minimum 3, lower quartile 8, median 12, upper quartile 21 and maximum 27. Work out the interquartile range.
  8. 8th March 1992Write 3^-1 as a fraction.
  9. 9th March 1992For the curve y = -22/x, work out y when x = -2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  10. 10th March 1992x : y = 4 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  11. 11th March 1992A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 174°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  12. 12th March 19921 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th March 1992A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  14. 14th March 1992Work out (3 x 10^3) x (7 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  15. 15th March 1992Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x + 1)(x - 3).
  16. 16th March 1992A price rises by 10% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  17. 17th March 1992A cone has base radius 8 cm and vertical height 18 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  18. 18th March 199223 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th March 1992A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 60 values. Work out the frequency density.
  20. 20th March 1992Write the recurring decimal 0.9393... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  21. 21st March 1992Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 12.
  22. 22nd March 1992y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 4. Work out y when x = 4.
  23. 23rd March 1992In triangle ABC, angle A is 72°, angle B is 75° and side a is 15 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  24. 24th March 19922 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th March 1992Four classes in order have frequencies 6, 4, 8, 10. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  26. 26th March 1992A bill is £816 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  27. 27th March 1992Factorise x^2 - 144.
  28. 28th March 1992y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 50. Work out y when x = 2.
  29. 29th March 1992A right-angled triangle has sides 5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 5 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  30. 30th March 199220 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  31. 31st March 199215 fish are marked and released. Later 88 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.

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