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April 1999 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in April 1999, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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April 1999

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in April 1999

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  1. 1st April 1999Work out (2 x 10^3) x (5 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  2. 2nd April 1999Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -x - 3 that passes through (3, -8).
  3. 3rd April 1999y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 36. Work out y when x = 3.
  4. 4th April 1999A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  5. 5th April 19997 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  6. 6th April 199930 voles are marked and released. Later 40 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  7. 7th April 1999Write the recurring decimal 0.6767... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  8. 8th April 1999A line has equation y = -3x + 3. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  9. 9th April 1999y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 28. Work out y when x = 8.
  10. 10th April 1999ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 129°. Work out angle ADC.
  11. 11th April 199917 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  12. 12th April 1999A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 64 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  13. 13th April 1999A bill is £168 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  14. 14th April 1999For the curve y = 35/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  15. 15th April 1999A town's population is 7500 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  16. 16th April 1999A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 76°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  17. 17th April 19993 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  18. 18th April 1999A box plot has a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 21. Work out the range.
  19. 19th April 1999A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  20. 20th April 1999Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x + 4)(x + 3).
  21. 21st April 1999A block has volume 40 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  22. 22nd April 1999A cone has base radius 2 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  23. 23rd April 199918 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  24. 24th April 1999A box plot has minimum 5, lower quartile 15, median 22, upper quartile 25 and maximum 32. Work out the interquartile range.
  25. 25th April 1999Work out (21 x 10^8) / (7 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  26. 26th April 1999Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 3.
  27. 27th April 1999x : y = 4 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  28. 28th April 1999In triangle ABC, angle A is 32°, angle B is 83° and side a is 16 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  29. 29th April 19997 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  30. 30th April 1999A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.

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