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May 2021 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in May 2021, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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May 2021

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in May 2021

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  1. 1st May 2021y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 252. Work out y when x = 7.
  2. 2nd May 2021A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one shorter side of 5 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  3. 3rd May 20218 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  4. 4th May 202115 fish are marked and released. Later 28 are caught, of which 7 are marked. Estimate the population.
  5. 5th May 2021A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  6. 6th May 2021A line has equation y = -4x + 4. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  7. 7th May 2021y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 55. Work out y when x = 6.
  8. 8th May 2021ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 85°. Work out angle ADC.
  9. 9th May 202119 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  10. 10th May 2021A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 208 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  11. 11th May 2021Work out (32 x 10^6) / (8 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  12. 12th May 2021For the curve y = -16/x, work out y when x = -4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  13. 13th May 2021A town's population is 32500 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  14. 14th May 2021A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 144°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  15. 15th May 20215 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  16. 16th May 2021A box plot has a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 71. Work out the range.
  17. 17th May 2021Write the recurring decimal 0.888... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  18. 18th May 2021Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x - 4)(x - 2).
  19. 19th May 2021A block has volume 105 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  20. 20th May 2021A cone has base radius 10 cm and vertical height 9 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  21. 21st May 202116 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  22. 22nd May 2021A box plot has minimum 14, lower quartile 22, median 27, upper quartile 31 and maximum 39. Work out the interquartile range.
  23. 23rd May 2021Work out 100^(3/2).
  24. 24th May 2021Make x the subject of y = 7x^2 - 6.
  25. 25th May 2021x : y = 5 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
  26. 26th May 2021In triangle ABC, angle A is 40°, angle B is 62° and side a is 12 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th May 20211 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  28. 28th May 2021A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
  29. 29th May 2021Write sqrt(72) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  30. 30th May 2021Factorise x^2 - 121.
  31. 31st May 2021A price rises by 20% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.

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