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August 2008 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in August 2008, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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August 2008

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st August 2008y is directly proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 48. Work out y when x = 13.
  2. 2nd August 2008A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 5 cm and one shorter side of 4 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  3. 3rd August 20083 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  4. 4th August 2008A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 140 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  5. 5th August 2008A meal deal has 5 mains, 3 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  6. 6th August 2008A line has equation y = -2x + 1. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  7. 7th August 2008A town's population is 34500 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  8. 8th August 2008ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 93°. Work out angle ADC.
  9. 9th August 200824 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  10. 10th August 2008A box plot has a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 24. Work out the range.
  11. 11th August 2008A mass is 11 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.
  12. 12th August 2008For the curve y = 32/x, work out y when x = -4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  13. 13th August 2008A block has volume 175 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  14. 14th August 2008A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 64°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  15. 15th August 20083 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  16. 16th August 2008A box plot has minimum 10, lower quartile 18, median 21, upper quartile 31 and maximum 40. Work out the interquartile range.
  17. 17th August 2008Write 2^-3 as a fraction.
  18. 18th August 2008Expand and simplify (x - 4)(x - 2)(x - 2).
  19. 19th August 2008x : y = 5 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  20. 20th August 2008A cone has base radius 6 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  21. 21st August 200815 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  22. 22nd August 2008A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  23. 23rd August 2008Work out (8 x 10^8) x (4 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  24. 24th August 2008Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 10.
  25. 25th August 2008A price rises by 15% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  26. 26th August 2008In triangle ABC, angle A is 56°, angle B is 34° and side a is 9 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th August 20082 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  28. 28th August 2008A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 2 values. Work out the frequency density.
  29. 29th August 2008Write the recurring decimal 0.6565... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  30. 30th August 2008Factorise x^2 - 4.
  31. 31st August 2008y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 4. Work out y when x = 2.

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