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March 2018 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in March 2018, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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March 2018

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in March 2018

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  1. 1st March 2018Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 513 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  2. 2nd March 201811 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  3. 3rd March 2018A box plot has minimum 3, lower quartile 7, median 12, upper quartile 17 and maximum 25. Work out the interquartile range.
  4. 4th March 2018A meal deal has 6 mains, 6 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  5. 5th March 2018Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 2x - 4 that passes through (3, 2).
  6. 6th March 2018x : y = 3 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  7. 7th March 2018A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 21 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  8. 8th March 20181 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  9. 9th March 2018A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  10. 10th March 2018A mass is 230 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the upper bound.
  11. 11th March 2018A line has equation y = 4x + 7. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  12. 12th March 2018A price rises by 15% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  13. 13th March 2018ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 108°. Work out angle ADC.
  14. 14th March 201816 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  15. 15th March 2018A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 10 values. Work out the frequency density.
  16. 16th March 2018Write 8^-2 as a fraction.
  17. 17th March 2018For the curve y = 20/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  18. 18th March 2018y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 36. Work out y when x = 12.
  19. 19th March 2018A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 162°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  20. 20th March 20184 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  21. 21st March 2018Four classes in order have frequencies 9, 5, 3, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  22. 22nd March 2018Work out (4 x 10^8) x (7 x 10^-2). Give your answer in standard form.
  23. 23rd March 2018Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x - 1)(x - 4).
  24. 24th March 2018y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 75. Work out y when x = 4.
  25. 25th March 2018A cone has base radius 10 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  26. 26th March 201815 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  27. 27th March 201845 fish are marked and released. Later 40 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  28. 28th March 2018Write the recurring decimal 0.5050... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  29. 29th March 2018Make x the subject of y = 3x^2 - 5.
  30. 30th March 2018y is directly proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 35. Work out y when x = 9.
  31. 31st March 2018In triangle ABC, angle A is 70°, angle B is 79° and side a is 19 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.

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