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April 2016 - Higher 5-a-day

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

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April 2016

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in April 2016

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  1. 1st April 2016Write the recurring decimal 0.9797... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  2. 2nd April 2016Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x - 3)(x - 2).
  3. 3rd April 2016y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 6. Work out y when x = 3.
  4. 4th April 2016A cone has base radius 3 cm and vertical height 6 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  5. 5th April 201618 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th April 2016Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 12, 12, 6. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  7. 7th April 2016A bill is £552 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  8. 8th April 2016Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 9.
  9. 9th April 2016y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 16. Work out y when x = 5.
  10. 10th April 2016In triangle ABC, angle A is 80°, angle B is 60° and side a is 7 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  11. 11th April 20164 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th April 201645 newts are marked and released. Later 40 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  13. 13th April 2016A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  14. 14th April 2016Factorise x^2 - 64.
  15. 15th April 2016y is directly proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 48. Work out y when x = 7.
  16. 16th April 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.
  17. 17th April 201615 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th April 2016A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 180 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  19. 19th April 2016Work out (9 x 10^10) / (3 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  20. 20th April 2016A region is defined by y < -3x + 1. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  21. 21st April 2016A town's population is 24000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
  22. 22nd April 2016The point (-5, -6) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-1, 4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  23. 23rd April 20165 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th April 2016A box plot has a minimum of 19 and a maximum of 55. Work out the range.
  25. 25th April 2016Write the recurring decimal 0.444... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  26. 26th April 2016Factorise x^2 + 4x + 4.
  27. 27th April 2016A block has volume 190 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  28. 28th April 2016Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 576 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  29. 29th April 201623 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  30. 30th April 2016A box plot has minimum 12, lower quartile 15, median 20, upper quartile 27 and maximum 34. Work out the interquartile range.

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