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May 2024 - Higher 5-a-day

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

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May 2024

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in May 2024

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  1. 1st May 2024A mass is 260 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the upper bound.
  2. 2nd May 2024Factorise x^2 - 13x + 42.
  3. 3rd May 2024y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 21. Work out y when x = 13.
  4. 4th May 2024Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 1344 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  5. 5th May 202412 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  6. 6th May 2024A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 120 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  7. 7th May 2024Write 5^-3 as a fraction.
  8. 8th May 2024Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = x + 1 that passes through (2, -7).
  9. 9th May 2024A town's population is 3500 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  10. 10th May 2024A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 26 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  11. 11th May 20241 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  12. 12th May 2024A box plot has a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 55. Work out the range.
  13. 13th May 2024Work out (8 x 10^5) x (4 x 10^-5). Give your answer in standard form.
  14. 14th May 2024A line has equation y = -5x + 6. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  15. 15th May 2024A block has volume 30 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  16. 16th May 2024ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 50°. Work out angle ADC.
  17. 17th May 202410 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  18. 18th May 2024A box plot has minimum 10, lower quartile 20, median 25, upper quartile 27 and maximum 33. Work out the interquartile range.
  19. 19th May 2024Write the recurring decimal 0.2525... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  20. 20th May 2024For the curve y = 35/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  21. 21st May 2024x : y = 4 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  22. 22nd May 2024A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 58°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  23. 23rd May 20244 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  24. 24th May 2024A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  25. 25th May 2024A bill is £96 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  26. 26th May 2024Expand and simplify (x + 2)(x - 1)(x + 1).
  27. 27th May 2024A price rises by 20% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  28. 28th May 2024A cone has base radius 9 cm and vertical height 18 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  29. 29th May 202416 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  30. 30th May 2024A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 6 values. Work out the frequency density.
  31. 31st May 2024A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?

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