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February 2000 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in February 2000, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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February 2000

29 sheets · 145 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in February 2000

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  1. 1st February 2000Write sqrt(20) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  2. 2nd February 2000Expand and simplify (x + 5)(x + 4)(x + 5).
  3. 3rd February 2000A town's population is 18000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  4. 4th February 2000A cone has base radius 6 cm and vertical height 21 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  5. 5th February 200025 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th February 2000A box plot has a minimum of 16 and a maximum of 37. Work out the range.
  7. 7th February 2000A meal deal has 9 mains, 6 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  8. 8th February 2000Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 11.
  9. 9th February 2000A block has volume 175 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  10. 10th February 2000In triangle ABC, angle A is 58°, angle B is 68° and side a is 6 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  11. 11th February 20003 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th February 2000A box plot has minimum 9, lower quartile 13, median 19, upper quartile 21 and maximum 27. Work out the interquartile range.
  13. 13th February 2000A mass is 14.5 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the upper bound.
  14. 14th February 2000Factorise x^2 - 16.
  15. 15th February 2000x : y = 3 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  16. 16th February 2000A right-angled triangle has sides 12 cm, 16 cm and 20 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 12 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  17. 17th February 200022 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th February 2000A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  19. 19th February 2000Write 4^-1 as a fraction.
  20. 20th February 2000A region is defined by y < -x - 3. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  21. 21st February 2000A price rises by 10% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  22. 22nd February 2000The point (-1, -1) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (4, 2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  23. 23rd February 20003 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th February 2000A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 8 values. Work out the frequency density.
  25. 25th February 2000Work out (6 x 10^7) x (8 x 10^-6). Give your answer in standard form.
  26. 26th February 2000Factorise x^2 - x - 56.
  27. 27th February 2000y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 36. Work out y when x = 12.
  28. 28th February 2000Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 32 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  29. 29th February 200016 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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