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January 2016 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in January 2016, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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January 2016

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in January 2016

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  1. 1st January 2016A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  2. 2nd January 2016A meal deal has 3 mains, 8 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  3. 3rd January 2016Make x the subject of y = 6x^2 - 10.
  4. 4th January 2016A price rises by 20% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  5. 5th January 2016In triangle ABC, angle A is 33°, angle B is 42° and side a is 15 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  6. 6th January 20164 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  7. 7th January 2016A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 6 values. Work out the frequency density.
  8. 8th January 2016A mass is 290 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the upper bound.
  9. 9th January 2016Factorise x^2 - 144.
  10. 10th January 2016y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 60. Work out y when x = 10.
  11. 11th January 2016A right-angled triangle has sides 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 6 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  12. 12th January 201628 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  13. 13th January 2016Four classes in order have frequencies 7, 11, 10, 3. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  14. 14th January 2016Write 6^-3 as a fraction.
  15. 15th January 2016A region is defined by y < -x + 5. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  16. 16th January 2016y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 54. Work out y when x = 9.
  17. 17th January 2016The point (-5, -2) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (-3, 4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  18. 18th January 20161 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  19. 19th January 201620 beetles are marked and released. Later 24 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  20. 20th January 2016Work out (6 x 10^5) x (7 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  21. 21st January 2016Factorise x^2 - 3x - 28.
  22. 22nd January 2016y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 56. Work out y when x = 8.
  23. 23rd January 2016Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 168 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  24. 24th January 201612 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 January 2016A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 164 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  26. 26th January 2016Write the recurring decimal 0.3636... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  27. 27th January 2016Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 3x - 6 that passes through (5, 23).
  28. 28th January 2016A town's population is 14500 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  29. 29th January 2016A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  30. 30th January 20165 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  31. 31st January 2016A box plot has a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 61. Work out the range.

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