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September 1995 - Higher 5-a-day

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September 1995

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st September 1995A bill is £576 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  2. 2nd September 1995A region is defined by y <= -x - 6. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  3. 3rd September 1995y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 24. Work out y when x = 4.
  4. 4th September 1995The point (-3, -1) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (-3, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  5. 5th September 19954 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  6. 6th September 1995Four classes in order have frequencies 8, 6, 12, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  7. 7th September 1995A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  8. 8th September 1995Factorise x^2 - 9x + 8.
  9. 9th September 1995y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 18. Work out y when x = 7.
  10. 10th September 1995Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 891 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  11. 11th September 199513 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  12. 12th September 199525 newts are marked and released. Later 27 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  13. 13th September 1995Work out (8 x 10^6) / (2 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  14. 14th September 1995Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = x + 6 that passes through (3, -4).
  15. 15th September 1995y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 12. Work out y when x = 9.
  16. 16th September 1995A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 5 cm and one shorter side of 4 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  17. 17th September 19953 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  18. 18th September 1995A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 128 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  19. 19th September 1995Write the recurring decimal 0.888... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  20. 20th September 1995A line has equation y = 5x + 8. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  21. 21st September 1995A town's population is 31000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  22. 22nd September 1995ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 54°. Work out angle ADC.
  23. 23rd September 199520 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  24. 24th September 1995A box plot has a minimum of 13 and a maximum of 54. Work out the range.
  25. 25th September 1995Work out 49^(3/2).
  26. 26th September 1995For the curve y = 40/x, work out y when x = -4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  27. 27th September 1995A block has volume 20 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  28. 28th September 1995A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 130°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  29. 29th September 19951 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  30. 30th September 1995A box plot has minimum 8, lower quartile 11, median 13, upper quartile 15 and maximum 23. Work out the interquartile range.

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