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November 1994 - Higher 5-a-day

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November 1994

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st November 1994x : y = 3 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  2. 2nd November 1994A cone has base radius 2 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  3. 3rd November 199414 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  4. 4th November 1994A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  5. 5th November 1994Write sqrt(8) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  6. 6th November 1994Make x the subject of y = 8x^2 - 7.
  7. 7th November 1994A price rises by 25% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  8. 8th November 1994In triangle ABC, angle A is 79°, angle B is 31° and side a is 5 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  9. 9th November 19941 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  10. 10th November 1994A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 10 values. Work out the frequency density.
  11. 11th November 1994A meal deal has 3 mains, 4 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  12. 12th November 1994Factorise x^2 - 121.
  13. 13th November 1994y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 12. Work out y when x = 3.
  14. 14th November 1994A right-angled triangle has sides 8 cm, 15 cm and 17 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 8 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  15. 15th November 199426 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  16. 16th November 1994Four classes in order have frequencies 8, 5, 6, 9. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  17. 17th November 1994A mass is 60 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the upper bound.
  18. 18th November 1994A region is defined by y < -5x - 6. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  19. 19th November 1994y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 8. Work out y when x = 3.
  20. 20th November 1994The point (2, 1) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-4, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  21. 21st November 19944 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  22. 22nd November 199415 voles are marked and released. Later 54 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
  23. 23rd November 1994Write 5^-3 as a fraction.
  24. 24th November 1994Factorise x^2 - 11x + 24.
  25. 25th November 1994y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 25. Work out y when x = 10.
  26. 26th November 1994Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 80 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  27. 27th November 199418 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  28. 28th November 1994A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 124 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  29. 29th November 1994Work out (2 x 10^4) x (4 x 10^6). Give your answer in standard form.
  30. 30th November 1994Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -4x - 5 that passes through (5, -25).

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