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May 2025 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in May 2025, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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May 2025

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in May 2025

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  1. 1st May 2025A histogram class is 4 units wide and contains 6 values. Work out the frequency density.
  2. 2nd May 2025Work out (32 x 10^7) / (4 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  3. 3rd May 2025Make x the subject of y = 8x^2 - 10.
  4. 4th May 2025y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 30. Work out y when x = 6.
  5. 5th May 2025In triangle ABC, angle A is 30°, angle B is 34° and side a is 7 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  6. 6th May 20252 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  7. 7th May 2025Four classes in order have frequencies 5, 7, 12, 8. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  8. 8th May 2025Write the recurring decimal 0.555... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  9. 9th May 2025Factorise x^2 - 36.
  10. 10th May 2025y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 324. Work out y when x = 5.
  11. 11th May 2025A 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.
  12. 12th May 202527 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  13. 13th May 202510 fish are marked and released. Later 99 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
  14. 14th May 2025Work out 125^(2/3).
  15. 15th May 2025A region is defined by y <= x - 9. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  16. 16th May 2025y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 33. Work out y when x = 13.
  17. 17th May 2025The point (4, -6) is enlarged by scale factor -1 about the centre (-1, 2). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  18. 18th May 20253 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  19. 19th May 2025A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 200 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  20. 20th May 2025Write sqrt(8) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  21. 21st May 2025Factorise x^2 - 11x + 24.
  22. 22nd May 2025A town's population is 2500 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
  23. 23rd May 2025Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 136 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  24. 24th May 202528 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 May 2025A box plot has a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 49. Work out the range.
  26. 26th May 2025A meal deal has 9 mains, 4 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  27. 27th May 2025Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -2x + 1 that passes through (2, -16).
  28. 28th May 2025A block has volume 100 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  29. 29th May 2025A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 cm and one shorter side of 8 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  30. 30th May 20251 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  31. 31st May 2025A box plot has minimum 3, lower quartile 8, median 18, upper quartile 21 and maximum 27. Work out the interquartile range.

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