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March 2024 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in March 2024, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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March 2024

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in March 2024

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  1. 1st March 2024A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  2. 2nd March 2024Write 9^-2 as a fraction.
  3. 3rd March 2024Factorise x^2 - 121.
  4. 4th March 2024A price rises by 25% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  5. 5th March 2024A 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.
  6. 6th March 202423 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  7. 7th March 2024A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 10 values. Work out the frequency density.
  8. 8th March 2024Work out (8 x 10^8) x (3 x 10^-3). Give your answer in standard form.
  9. 9th March 2024A region is defined by y <= x - 5. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  10. 10th March 2024y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 40. Work out y when x = 10.
  11. 11th March 2024The point (0, -6) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-3, -2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  12. 12th March 20245 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  13. 13th March 2024Four classes in order have frequencies 7, 11, 9, 4. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  14. 14th March 2024Write the recurring decimal 0.3737... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  15. 15th March 2024Factorise x^2 - 6x - 27.
  16. 16th March 2024y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 180. Work out y when x = 2.
  17. 17th March 2024Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 1024 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  18. 18th March 202410 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  19. 19th March 202415 newts are marked and released. Later 25 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  20. 20th March 2024A bill is £864 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  21. 21st March 2024Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -5x - 3 that passes through (3, -9).
  22. 22nd March 2024y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 20. Work out y when x = 6.
  23. 23rd March 2024A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 5 cm and one shorter side of 3 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  24. 24th March 20244 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  25. 25th March 2024A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 108 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  26. 26th March 2024A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 2 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  27. 27th March 2024A line has equation y = 3x + 7. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  28. 28th March 2024A town's population is 22500 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  29. 29th March 2024ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 102°. Work out angle ADC.
  30. 30th March 202427 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  31. 31st March 2024A box plot has a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 26. Work out the range.

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