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October 1993 - Higher 5-a-day

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October 1993

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st October 1993y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 9. Work out y when x = 14.
  2. 2nd October 1993ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 125°. Work out angle ADC.
  3. 3rd October 199325 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  4. 4th October 1993A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 200 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  5. 5th October 1993Write sqrt(8) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  6. 6th October 1993For the curve y = 6/x, work out y when x = -1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  7. 7th October 1993A town's population is 11000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  8. 8th October 1993A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 150°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  9. 9th October 19934 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  10. 10th October 1993A box plot has a minimum of 17 and a maximum of 71. Work out the range.
  11. 11th October 1993A meal deal has 3 mains, 9 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  12. 12th October 1993Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x - 4)(x - 5).
  13. 13th October 1993A block has volume 140 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  14. 14th October 1993A cone has base radius 3 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  15. 15th October 199325 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  16. 16th October 1993A box plot has minimum 1, lower quartile 4, median 14, upper quartile 23 and maximum 33. Work out the interquartile range.
  17. 17th October 1993A mass is 290 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the upper bound.
  18. 18th October 1993Make x the subject of y = 8x^2 - 2.
  19. 19th October 1993x : y = 5 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  20. 20th October 1993In triangle ABC, angle A is 54°, angle B is 40° and side a is 7 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  21. 21st October 19934 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  22. 22nd October 1993A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  23. 23rd October 1993Write 8^-2 as a fraction.
  24. 24th October 1993Factorise x^2 - 36.
  25. 25th October 1993A price rises by 10% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  26. 26th October 1993A right-angled triangle has sides 10 cm, 24 cm and 26 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 10 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th October 199321 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  28. 28th October 1993A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 60 values. Work out the frequency density.
  29. 29th October 1993Work out (6 x 10^8) x (4 x 10^-2). Give your answer in standard form.
  30. 30th October 1993A region is defined by y <= -4x - 7. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  31. 31st October 1993y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 4. Work out y when x = 2.

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