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February 1993 - Higher 5-a-day

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February 1993

28 sheets · 140 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st February 1993Write 7^-1 as a fraction.
  2. 2nd February 1993A line has equation y = 2x + 7. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  3. 3rd February 1993A block has volume 10 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  4. 4th February 1993ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 79°. Work out angle ADC.
  5. 5th February 199330 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th February 1993A box plot has minimum 1, lower quartile 11, median 16, upper quartile 25 and maximum 29. Work out the interquartile range.
  7. 7th February 1993Work out (2 x 10^5) x (3 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  8. 8th February 1993For the curve y = 7/x, work out y when x = 1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  9. 9th February 1993x : y = 7 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  10. 10th February 1993A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 154°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  11. 11th February 19931 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th February 1993A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
  13. 13th February 1993Write the recurring decimal 0.4747... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  14. 14th February 1993Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x - 2)(x + 2).
  15. 15th February 1993A price rises by 25% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  16. 16th February 1993A cone has base radius 7 cm and vertical height 21 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  17. 17th February 199323 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th February 1993A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 10 values. Work out the frequency density.
  19. 19th February 1993A bill is £864 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  20. 20th February 1993Make x the subject of y = 8x^2 - 3.
  21. 21st February 1993y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 72. Work out y when x = 12.
  22. 22nd February 1993In triangle ABC, angle A is 45°, angle B is 91° and side a is 19 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  23. 23rd February 19931 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th February 1993Four classes in order have frequencies 6, 3, 6, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  25. 25th February 1993A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  26. 26th February 1993Factorise x^2 - 144.
  27. 27th February 1993y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 75. Work out y when x = 3.
  28. 28th February 1993A right-angled triangle has sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 3 cm side, to 1 decimal place.

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