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March 2023 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in March 2023, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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March 2023

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in March 2023

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  1. 1st March 2023Four classes in order have frequencies 7, 9, 5, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  2. 2nd March 2023Work out (64 x 10^6) / (8 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  3. 3rd March 2023Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 5x - 9 that passes through (1, 0).
  4. 4th March 2023y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 324. Work out y when x = 4.
  5. 5th March 2023A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 41 cm and one shorter side of 9 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  6. 6th March 20235 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  7. 7th March 202345 voles are marked and released. Later 21 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  8. 8th March 2023Write the recurring decimal 0.777... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  9. 9th March 2023A line has equation y = -5x + 5. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  10. 10th March 2023y is directly proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 99. Work out y when x = 6.
  11. 11th March 2023ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 80°. Work out angle ADC.
  12. 12th March 202323 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  13. 13th March 2023A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 88 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  14. 14th March 2023Work out 8^(2/3).
  15. 15th March 2023For the curve y = -2/x, work out y when x = -1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  16. 16th March 2023A town's population is 28500 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  17. 17th March 2023A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 112°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  18. 18th March 20233 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  19. 19th March 2023A box plot has a minimum of 17 and a maximum of 59. Work out the range.
  20. 20th March 2023Write sqrt(45) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  21. 21st March 2023Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x - 5)(x + 3).
  22. 22nd March 2023A block has volume 190 cm^3 and density 3 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  23. 23rd March 2023A cone has base radius 8 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  24. 24th March 202321 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  25. 25th March 2023A box plot has minimum 5, lower quartile 12, median 14, upper quartile 23 and maximum 26. Work out the interquartile range.
  26. 26th March 2023A meal deal has 9 mains, 6 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  27. 27th March 2023Make x the subject of y = 4x^2 - 6.
  28. 28th March 2023x : y = 3 : 4. Write y in terms of x.
  29. 29th March 2023In triangle ABC, angle A is 61°, angle B is 51° and side a is 20 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  30. 30th March 20235 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  31. 31st March 2023A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.

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