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December 1992 - Higher 5-a-day

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December 1992

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st December 19924 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  2. 2nd December 1992Four classes in order have frequencies 9, 6, 4, 8. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  3. 3rd December 1992Work out (6 x 10^4) x (4 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  4. 4th December 1992Factorise x^2 + 14x + 48.
  5. 5th December 1992y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 180. Work out y when x = 2.
  6. 6th December 1992Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 128 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  7. 7th December 199214 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  8. 8th December 199215 beetles are marked and released. Later 63 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
  9. 9th December 1992Write the recurring decimal 0.4949... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  10. 10th December 1992Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -2x - 3 that passes through (1, 9).
  11. 11th December 1992y is directly proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 72. Work out y when x = 4.
  12. 12th December 1992A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 16 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  13. 13th December 19921 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  14. 14th December 1992A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 164 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  15. 15th December 1992A bill is £960 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  16. 16th December 1992A line has equation y = -3x + 5. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  17. 17th December 1992A town's population is 2000 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  18. 18th December 1992ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 110°. Work out angle ADC.
  19. 19th December 199230 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  20. 20th December 1992A box plot has a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 65. Work out the range.
  21. 21st December 1992A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  22. 22nd December 1992For the curve y = -12/x, work out y when x = -4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  23. 23rd December 1992A block has volume 55 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  24. 24th December 1992A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 116°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  25. 25th December 19922 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  26. 26th December 1992A box plot has minimum 7, lower quartile 16, median 22, upper quartile 28 and maximum 33. Work out the interquartile range.
  27. 27th December 1992Work out (18 x 10^8) / (3 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  28. 28th December 1992Expand and simplify (x + 5)(x - 5)(x + 5).
  29. 29th December 1992x : y = 2 : 3. Write y in terms of x.
  30. 30th December 1992A cone has base radius 2 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  31. 31st December 199215 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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