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July 2002 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in July 2002, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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July 2002

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st July 2002A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 160 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  2. 2nd July 2002Work out (9 x 10^6) x (8 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  3. 3rd July 2002A region is defined by y <= 3x + 5. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  4. 4th July 2002A town's population is 15000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  5. 5th July 2002The point (-6, -2) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-2, -3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  6. 6th July 20028 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  7. 7th July 2002A box plot has a minimum of 16 and a maximum of 69. Work out the range.
  8. 8th July 2002Write the recurring decimal 0.1212... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  9. 9th July 2002Factorise x^2 - 2x - 35.
  10. 10th July 2002A block has volume 80 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  11. 11th July 2002Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 56 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  12. 12th July 200214 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  13. 13th July 2002A box plot has minimum 11, lower quartile 13, median 20, upper quartile 22 and maximum 25. Work out the interquartile range.
  14. 14th July 2002A bill is £744 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  15. 15th July 2002Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 3x + 7 that passes through (2, 4).
  16. 16th July 2002x : y = 3 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  17. 17th July 2002A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 cm and one shorter side of 6 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  18. 18th July 20023 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  19. 19th July 2002A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  20. 20th July 2002A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  21. 21st July 2002A line has equation y = -4x + 5. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  22. 22nd July 2002A price rises by 25% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  23. 23rd July 2002ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 87°. Work out angle ADC.
  24. 24th July 200226 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  25. 25th July 2002A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 2 values. Work out the frequency density.
  26. 26th July 2002Work out (54 x 10^9) / (9 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  27. 27th July 2002For the curve y = 16/x, work out y when x = 2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  28. 28th July 2002y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 6. Work out y when x = 6.
  29. 29th July 2002A, 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.
  30. 30th July 20022 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  31. 31st July 2002Four classes in order have frequencies 4, 7, 8, 8. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.

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