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June 2010 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in June 2010, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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June 2010

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st June 201055 newts are marked and released. Later 108 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
  2. 2nd June 2010A mass is 15 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.
  3. 3rd June 2010Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -5x - 6 that passes through (3, -13).
  4. 4th June 2010y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 35. Work out y when x = 6.
  5. 5th June 2010A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 20 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  6. 6th June 20103 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  7. 7th June 2010A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 104 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  8. 8th June 2010Write 9^-2 as a fraction.
  9. 9th June 2010A line has equation y = 4x + 9. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  10. 10th June 2010A town's population is 5500 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  11. 11th June 2010ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 65°. Work out angle ADC.
  12. 12th June 201023 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  13. 13th June 2010A box plot has a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 48. Work out the range.
  14. 14th June 2010Work out (4 x 10^8) x (5 x 10^-6). Give your answer in standard form.
  15. 15th June 2010For the curve y = 8/x, work out y when x = 4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  16. 16th June 2010A block has volume 25 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  17. 17th June 2010A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 160°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  18. 18th June 20102 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  19. 19th June 2010A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 24, median 27, upper quartile 29 and maximum 38. Work out the interquartile range.
  20. 20th June 2010Write the recurring decimal 0.7575... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  21. 21st June 2010Expand and simplify (x - 5)(x - 4)(x - 1).
  22. 22nd June 2010x : y = 5 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
  23. 23rd June 2010A cone has base radius 7 cm and vertical height 6 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  24. 24th June 201018 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  25. 25th June 2010A capture-recapture estimate is made of the fish population of a pond. State one assumption the method relies on.
  26. 26th June 2010A bill is £648 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  27. 27th June 2010Make x the subject of y = 4x^2 - 11.
  28. 28th June 2010A price rises by 10% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  29. 29th June 2010In triangle ABC, angle A is 61°, angle B is 55° and side a is 7 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  30. 30th June 20102 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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