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May 2022 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in May 2022, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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May 2022

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in May 2022

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  1. 1st May 2022Factorise x^2 - 4.
  2. 2nd May 2022A price rises by 15% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  3. 3rd May 2022A right-angled triangle has sides 12 cm, 16 cm and 20 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 12 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  4. 4th May 202210 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  5. 5th May 2022A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 10 values. Work out the frequency density.
  6. 6th May 2022A mass is 27.5 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the lower bound.
  7. 7th May 2022A region is defined by y <= 4x - 6. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  8. 8th May 2022y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 60. Work out y when x = 10.
  9. 9th May 2022The point (0, -3) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (-1, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  10. 10th May 20224 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  11. 11th May 2022Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 7, 6, 8. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  12. 12th May 2022Write 5^-1 as a fraction.
  13. 13th May 2022Factorise x^2 + 9x + 8.
  14. 14th May 2022y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 150. Work out y when x = 6.
  15. 15th May 2022Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 248 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  16. 16th May 202216 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  17. 17th May 202245 beetles are marked and released. Later 32 are caught, of which 4 are marked. Estimate the population.
  18. 18th May 2022Work out (2 x 10^5) x (6 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  19. 19th May 2022Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = x + 5 that passes through (5, 4).
  20. 20th May 2022y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 18. Work out y when x = 9.
  21. 21st May 2022A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 20 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  22. 22nd May 20222 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  23. 23rd May 2022A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 228 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  24. 24th May 2022Write the recurring decimal 0.5050... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  25. 25th May 2022A line has equation y = -2x + 5. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  26. 26th May 2022A town's population is 24000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  27. 27th May 2022ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 122°. Work out angle ADC.
  28. 28th May 202230 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 May 2022A box plot has a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 18. Work out the range.
  30. 30th May 2022A bill is £888 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  31. 31st May 2022For the curve y = 24/x, work out y when x = 4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.

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