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November 1998 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in November 1998, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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November 1998

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in November 1998

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  1. 1st November 1998A box plot has a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 63. Work out the range.
  2. 2nd November 1998A meal deal has 8 mains, 4 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  3. 3rd November 1998Factorise x^2 + 8x - 9.
  4. 4th November 1998A block has volume 20 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  5. 5th November 1998Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 264 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  6. 6th November 199817 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th November 1998A box plot has minimum 6, lower quartile 14, median 18, upper quartile 28 and maximum 38. Work out the interquartile range.
  8. 8th November 1998A mass is 11.9 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the upper bound.
  9. 9th November 1998Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 5x + 4 that passes through (3, 24).
  10. 10th November 1998x : y = 2 : 3. Write y in terms of x.
  11. 11th November 1998A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  12. 12th November 19981 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th November 1998A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  14. 14th November 1998Write 5^-2 as a fraction.
  15. 15th November 1998A line has equation y = 3x + 2. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  16. 16th November 1998A price rises by 15% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  17. 17th November 1998ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 99°. Work out angle ADC.
  18. 18th November 199820 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th November 1998A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 1 values. Work out the frequency density.
  20. 20th November 1998Work out (7 x 10^5) x (2 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  21. 21st November 1998For the curve y = 6/x, work out y when x = -1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  22. 22nd November 1998y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 12. Work out y when x = 4.
  23. 23rd November 1998A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 174°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  24. 24th November 19983 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th November 1998Four classes in order have frequencies 3, 9, 7, 10. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  26. 26th November 1998Write the recurring decimal 0.8787... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  27. 27th November 1998Expand and simplify (x - 1)(x + 2)(x - 3).
  28. 28th November 1998y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 27. Work out y when x = 5.
  29. 29th November 1998A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  30. 30th November 199819 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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