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December 2024 - Higher 5-a-day

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

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December 2024

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in December 2024

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  1. 1st December 20242 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  2. 2nd December 2024A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 232 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  3. 3rd December 2024Write the recurring decimal 0.6262... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  4. 4th December 2024Expand and simplify (x - 5)(x + 1)(x + 1).
  5. 5th December 2024A town's population is 23500 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  6. 6th December 2024A cone has base radius 10 cm and vertical height 6 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  7. 7th December 202422 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  8. 8th December 2024A box plot has a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 25. Work out the range.
  9. 9th December 2024A bill is £672 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  10. 10th December 2024Make x the subject of y = 7x^2 - 6.
  11. 11th December 2024A block has volume 85 cm^3 and density 8 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  12. 12th December 2024In triangle ABC, angle A is 52°, angle B is 88° and side a is 16 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  13. 13th December 20244 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  14. 14th December 2024A box plot has minimum 7, lower quartile 14, median 20, upper quartile 26 and maximum 36. Work out the interquartile range.
  15. 15th December 2024A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
  16. 16th December 2024Factorise x^2 - 121.
  17. 17th December 2024x : y = 4 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
  18. 18th December 2024A right-angled triangle has sides 20 cm, 21 cm and 29 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 20 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  19. 19th December 202415 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  20. 20th December 2024A capture-recapture estimate is made of the ladybird population of a garden. State one assumption the method relies on.
  21. 21st December 2024Work out (15 x 10^10) / (5 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  22. 22nd December 2024A region is defined by y <= -x - 1. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  23. 23rd December 2024A price rises by 20% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  24. 24th December 2024The point (-6, 2) is enlarged by scale factor -3 about the centre (3, 4). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  25. 25th December 20246 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  26. 26th December 2024A histogram class is 2 units wide and contains 8 values. Work out the frequency density.
  27. 27th December 2024Write the recurring decimal 0.111... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  28. 28th December 2024Factorise x^2 - 10x + 16.
  29. 29th December 2024y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 24. Work out y when x = 4.
  30. 30th December 2024Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 1026 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  31. 31st December 202424 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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