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October 2018 - Higher 5-a-day

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

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October 2018

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in October 2018

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  1. 1st October 2018Expand and simplify (x - 2)(x + 3)(x - 5).
  2. 2nd October 2018x : y = 3 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  3. 3rd October 2018A cone has base radius 2 cm and vertical height 3 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  4. 4th October 201817 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  5. 5th October 2018A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  6. 6th October 2018Work out (4 x 10^3) x (5 x 10^-6). Give your answer in standard form.
  7. 7th October 2018Make x the subject of y = 5x^2 - 9.
  8. 8th October 2018A price rises by 20% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  9. 9th October 2018In triangle ABC, angle A is 53°, angle B is 31° and side a is 18 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  10. 10th October 20188 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  11. 11th October 2018A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 25 values. Work out the frequency density.
  12. 12th October 2018Write the recurring decimal 0.6262... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  13. 13th October 2018Factorise x^2 - 144.
  14. 14th October 2018y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 6. Work out y when x = 6.
  15. 15th October 2018A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 40 cm and 41 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  16. 16th October 201814 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  17. 17th October 2018Four classes in order have frequencies 5, 3, 7, 7. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  18. 18th October 2018A bill is £336 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  19. 19th October 2018A region is defined by y < -4x + 9. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  20. 20th October 2018y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 32. Work out y when x = 6.
  21. 21st October 2018The point (1, 0) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (2, 2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  22. 22nd October 20182 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  23. 23rd October 201820 voles are marked and released. Later 88 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  24. 24th October 2018A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  25. 25th October 2018Factorise x^2 + 5x - 14.
  26. 26th October 2018y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 12. Work out y when x = 9.
  27. 27th October 2018Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 192 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  28. 28th October 201817 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  29. 29th October 2018A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 172 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  30. 30th October 2018Work out (8 x 10^9) / (4 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  31. 31st October 2018Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -5x + 4 that passes through (3, -17).

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