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April 2017 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in April 2017, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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April 2017

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in April 2017

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  1. 1st April 2017A box plot has minimum 9, lower quartile 18, median 21, upper quartile 25 and maximum 30. Work out the interquartile range.
  2. 2nd April 2017Write sqrt(45) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  3. 3rd April 2017Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 5x + 1 that passes through (6, 21).
  4. 4th April 2017x : y = 5 : 6. Write y in terms of x.
  5. 5th April 2017A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 20 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  6. 6th April 20178 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  7. 7th April 2017A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  8. 8th April 2017A meal deal has 4 mains, 7 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  9. 9th April 2017A line has equation y = -5x + 4. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  10. 10th April 2017A price rises by 15% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  11. 11th April 2017ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 126°. Work out angle ADC.
  12. 12th April 201731 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 April 2017A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 2 values. Work out the frequency density.
  14. 14th April 2017A mass is 74 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.
  15. 15th April 2017For the curve y = -120/x, work out y when x = -10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  16. 16th April 2017y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 40. Work out y when x = 10.
  17. 17th April 2017A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 60°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  18. 18th April 20172 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  19. 19th April 2017Four classes in order have frequencies 12, 12, 4, 10. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  20. 20th April 2017Write 8^-3 as a fraction.
  21. 21st April 2017Expand and simplify (x - 4)(x - 4)(x + 5).
  22. 22nd April 2017y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 50. Work out y when x = 9.
  23. 23rd April 2017A cone has base radius 4 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  24. 24th April 201723 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  25. 25th April 201720 beetles are marked and released. Later 32 are caught, of which 4 are marked. Estimate the population.
  26. 26th April 2017Work out (7 x 10^5) x (2 x 10^-6). Give your answer in standard form.
  27. 27th April 2017Make x the subject of y = 3x^2 - 10.
  28. 28th April 2017y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 12. Work out y when x = 14.
  29. 29th April 2017In triangle ABC, angle A is 32°, angle B is 61° and side a is 15 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  30. 30th April 20171 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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