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March 1995 - Higher 5-a-day

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March 1995

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st March 1995A block has volume 140 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  2. 2nd March 1995Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 405 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  3. 3rd March 199515 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 March 1995A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 22, median 28, upper quartile 34 and maximum 36. Work out the interquartile range.
  5. 5th March 1995Write the recurring decimal 0.111... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  6. 6th March 1995Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = x - 2 that passes through (3, 2).
  7. 7th March 1995x : y = 4 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  8. 8th March 1995A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one shorter side of 5 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  9. 9th March 19953 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  10. 10th March 1995A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  11. 11th March 1995Work out 216^(2/3).
  12. 12th March 1995A line has equation y = -3x + 8. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  13. 13th March 1995A price rises by 20% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  14. 14th March 1995ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 121°. Work out angle ADC.
  15. 15th March 199526 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  16. 16th March 1995A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 4 values. Work out the frequency density.
  17. 17th March 1995Write sqrt(20) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  18. 18th March 1995For the curve y = 48/x, work out y when x = -4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  19. 19th March 1995y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 60. Work out y when x = 12.
  20. 20th March 1995A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 42°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  21. 21st March 19951 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  22. 22nd March 1995Four classes in order have frequencies 8, 3, 7, 10. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  23. 23rd March 1995A meal deal has 3 mains, 9 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  24. 24th March 1995Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x - 1)(x - 2).
  25. 25th March 1995y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 125. Work out y when x = 2.
  26. 26th March 1995A cone has base radius 3 cm and vertical height 3 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  27. 27th March 199519 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  28. 28th March 199520 voles are marked and released. Later 80 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  29. 29th March 1995A mass is 630 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the lower bound.
  30. 30th March 1995Make x the subject of y = 4x^2 - 2.
  31. 31st March 1995y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 66. Work out y when x = 11.

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