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May 2013 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in May 2013, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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May 2013

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in May 2013

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  1. 1st May 2013A block has volume 60 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  2. 2nd May 2013ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 95°. Work out angle ADC.
  3. 3rd May 201319 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  4. 4th May 2013A box plot has minimum 7, lower quartile 17, median 27, upper quartile 35 and maximum 45. Work out the interquartile range.
  5. 5th May 2013Work out (9 x 10^7) x (9 x 10^-6). Give your answer in standard form.
  6. 6th May 2013For the curve y = -40/x, work out y when x = 10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  7. 7th May 2013x : y = 3 : 4. Write y in terms of x.
  8. 8th May 2013A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 106°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  9. 9th May 20135 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  10. 10th May 2013A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
  11. 11th May 2013Write the recurring decimal 0.3737... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  12. 12th May 2013Expand and simplify (x - 1)(x + 5)(x - 1).
  13. 13th May 2013A price rises by 20% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  14. 14th May 2013A cone has base radius 4 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  15. 15th May 201328 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  16. 16th May 2013A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 16 values. Work out the frequency density.
  17. 17th May 2013A bill is £384 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  18. 18th May 2013Make x the subject of y = 6x^2 - 4.
  19. 19th May 2013y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 10. Work out y when x = 10.
  20. 20th May 2013In triangle ABC, angle A is 77°, angle B is 46° and side a is 8 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  21. 21st May 20136 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  22. 22nd May 2013Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 10, 4, 5. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  23. 23rd May 2013A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  24. 24th May 2013Factorise x^2 - 16.
  25. 25th May 2013y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 72. Work out y when x = 5.
  26. 26th May 2013A right-angled triangle has sides 10 cm, 24 cm and 26 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 10 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th May 201319 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  28. 28th May 201345 fish are marked and released. Later 27 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  29. 29th May 2013Work out (72 x 10^7) / (9 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  30. 30th May 2013A region is defined by y <= -x - 2. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  31. 31st May 2013y is directly proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 18. Work out y when x = 11.

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