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October 2025 - Higher 5-a-day

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

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October 2025

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in October 2025

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  1. 1st October 2025A block has volume 120 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  2. 2nd October 2025A right-angled triangle has sides 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 6 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  3. 3rd October 202524 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  4. 4th October 2025A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 25, median 27, upper quartile 34 and maximum 39. Work out the interquartile range.
  5. 5th October 2025A meal deal has 3 mains, 9 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  6. 6th October 2025A region is defined by y <= -4x + 4. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  7. 7th October 2025x : y = 4 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
  8. 8th October 2025The point (-6, -6) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-4, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  9. 9th October 20256 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  10. 10th October 2025A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  11. 11th October 2025A mass is 69 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the lower bound.
  12. 12th October 2025Factorise x^2 - 4x - 45.
  13. 13th October 2025A price rises by 20% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  14. 14th October 2025Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 1920 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  15. 15th October 202525 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  16. 16th October 2025A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  17. 17th October 2025Write 9^-2 as a fraction.
  18. 18th October 2025Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = -x - 7 that passes through (5, -2).
  19. 19th October 2025y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 16. Work out y when x = 4.
  20. 20th October 2025A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  21. 21st October 20251 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  22. 22nd October 2025Four classes in order have frequencies 5, 11, 11, 9. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  23. 23rd October 2025Work out (2 x 10^4) x (4 x 10^6). Give your answer in standard form.
  24. 24th October 2025A line has equation y = -5x + 5. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  25. 25th October 2025y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 16. Work out y when x = 7.
  26. 26th October 2025ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 54°. Work out angle ADC.
  27. 27th October 202527 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  28. 28th October 202555 voles are marked and released. Later 21 are caught, of which 7 are marked. Estimate the population.
  29. 29th October 2025Write the recurring decimal 0.3838... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  30. 30th October 2025For the curve y = -12/x, work out y when x = 4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  31. 31st October 2025y is directly proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 56. Work out y when x = 7.

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