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June 1997 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in June 1997, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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June 1997

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st June 1997A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 20 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  2. 2nd June 19977 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  3. 3rd June 199755 beetles are marked and released. Later 54 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.
  4. 4th June 1997Write 5^-2 as a fraction.
  5. 5th June 1997A line has equation y = 4x + 7. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  6. 6th June 1997y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 12. Work out y when x = 4.
  7. 7th June 1997ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 71°. Work out angle ADC.
  8. 8th June 199715 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  9. 9th June 1997A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 232 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  10. 10th June 1997Work out (3 x 10^5) x (3 x 10^-6). Give your answer in standard form.
  11. 11th June 1997For the curve y = -28/x, work out y when x = 4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  12. 12th June 1997A town's population is 20000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  13. 13th June 1997A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 160°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  14. 14th June 19971 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  15. 15th June 1997A box plot has a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 56. Work out the range.
  16. 16th June 1997Write the recurring decimal 0.9696... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  17. 17th June 1997Expand and simplify (x + 2)(x - 5)(x - 1).
  18. 18th June 1997A block has volume 160 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  19. 19th June 1997A cone has base radius 5 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  20. 20th June 199716 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  21. 21st June 1997A box plot has minimum 8, lower quartile 16, median 18, upper quartile 27 and maximum 36. Work out the interquartile range.
  22. 22nd June 1997A bill is £744 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  23. 23rd June 1997Make x the subject of y = 6x^2 - 2.
  24. 24th June 1997x : y = 3 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  25. 25th June 1997In triangle ABC, angle A is 41°, angle B is 47° and side a is 16 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  26. 26th June 19972 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  27. 27th June 1997A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  28. 28th June 1997A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  29. 29th June 1997Factorise x^2 - 25.
  30. 30th June 1997A price rises by 10% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.

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