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September 2004 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in September 2004, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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September 2004

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in September 2004

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  1. 1st September 2004Work out (6 x 10^5) x (5 x 10^-4). Give your answer in standard form.
  2. 2nd September 2004For the curve y = -24/x, work out y when x = -2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  3. 3rd September 2004y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 72. Work out y when x = 15.
  4. 4th September 2004A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 62°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  5. 5th September 20041 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  6. 6th September 2004A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 64 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  7. 7th September 2004Write the recurring decimal 0.8585... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  8. 8th September 2004Expand and simplify (x + 2)(x + 5)(x - 1).
  9. 9th September 2004A town's population is 36000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  10. 10th September 2004A cone has base radius 8 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  11. 11th September 200424 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  12. 12th September 2004A box plot has a minimum of 19 and a maximum of 76. Work out the range.
  13. 13th September 2004A bill is £144 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  14. 14th September 2004Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 8.
  15. 15th September 2004A block has volume 65 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  16. 16th September 2004In triangle ABC, angle A is 77°, angle B is 40° and side a is 10 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  17. 17th September 20045 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  18. 18th September 2004A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 19, median 21, upper quartile 28 and maximum 30. Work out the interquartile range.
  19. 19th September 2004A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  20. 20th September 2004Factorise x^2 - 81.
  21. 21st September 2004x : y = 2 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  22. 22nd September 2004A right-angled triangle has sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 3 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  23. 23rd September 200421 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  24. 24th September 2004A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  25. 25th September 2004Work out (42 x 10^11) / (6 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  26. 26th September 2004A region is defined by y <= -4x - 1. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  27. 27th September 2004A price rises by 10% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  28. 28th September 2004The point (1, -1) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (0, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  29. 29th September 20044 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  30. 30th September 2004A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 12 values. Work out the frequency density.

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