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January 1994 - Higher 5-a-day

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January 1994

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st January 19943 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  2. 2nd January 1994A box plot has a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 67. Work out the range.
  3. 3rd January 1994Work out (8 x 10^5) x (7 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  4. 4th January 1994A line has equation y = -5x + 6. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  5. 5th January 1994A block has volume 85 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  6. 6th January 1994ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 75°. Work out angle ADC.
  7. 7th January 199413 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  8. 8th January 1994A box plot has minimum 8, lower quartile 12, median 17, upper quartile 27 and maximum 32. Work out the interquartile range.
  9. 9th January 1994Write the recurring decimal 0.7777... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  10. 10th January 1994For the curve y = -20/x, work out y when x = -4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  11. 11th January 1994x : y = 3 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  12. 12th January 1994A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 98°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  13. 13th January 19945 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  14. 14th January 1994A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  15. 15th January 1994A bill is £480 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  16. 16th January 1994Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x - 3)(x - 3).
  17. 17th January 1994A price rises by 10% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  18. 18th January 1994A cone has base radius 3 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  19. 19th January 19948 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  20. 20th January 1994A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 1 values. Work out the frequency density.
  21. 21st January 1994A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  22. 22nd January 1994Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 9.
  23. 23rd January 1994y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 6. Work out y when x = 3.
  24. 24th January 1994In triangle ABC, angle A is 75°, angle B is 67° and side a is 14 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  25. 25th January 19941 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  26. 26th January 1994Four classes in order have frequencies 7, 3, 5, 3. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  27. 27th January 1994Work out (27 x 10^10) / (3 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  28. 28th January 1994Factorise x^2 - 25.
  29. 29th January 1994y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 252. Work out y when x = 9.
  30. 30th January 1994A 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.
  31. 31st January 199430 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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