Grade C Questions

1.1 (a) Express 54 as a product of its prime factors.
(2)
(b) Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 45 and 54
(2)
November 2012 Unit 2 (Modular) Higher Non-Calculator Q4

1.2 Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 8 and 12
(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)
November 2010 Unit 2 (Modular) Higher Non-calculator Q5

1.3 (a) Express 48 as a product of its prime factors.
(2)
Buses to Exeter leave a bus station every 20 minutes.
Buses to Plymouth leave the bus station every 16 minutes.
A bus to Exeter and a bus to Plymouth both leave the bus station at 8 a.m.

(b) When will buses to Exeter and Plymouth next leave the bus station at the same time?
(3)
June 2011 Unit 2 (Modular) Higher Non- Calculator Q3

1.4 Veena bought some food for a barbecue.
She is going to make some hot dogs.
She needs a bread roll and a sausage for each hot dog.

There are 40 bread rolls in a pack.
There are 24 sausages in a pack.

Veena bought exactly the same number of bread rolls and sausages.

(i) How many packs of bread rolls and packs of sausages did she buy?
.... packs of bread rolls
... packs of sausages.
(ii) How many hot dogs can she make?
.... hot dogs
March 2011 Unit 2 (Modular) Higher Non-calculator Q4

2.1 (a) Work out 4.5
2

(2)
(b) Write as a power of 4

(i) 4
5
4
7

(1)
(ii) (4
5
)
3

(1)
(c)
9
1
3 =
n

Find the value of n. [Grade A]
(1)
Practice Paper Set B Unit 2 (Modular) Higher Non-calculator Q2

2.2 (a) Simplify 5
4
5
6

(1)
(b) Simplify 7
5
7
2

(1)
4.1 (a) Work out
4
1
3
2

(2)
(b) Work out 2
4
3
+ 5
2
1

(3)
Practice Paper Set A Unit 2 (Modular) Higher Non-calculator Q6

6.1 Last year, Jora spent
30% of his salary on rent

5
2
of his salary on entertainment

4
1
of his salary on living expenses.
He saved the rest of his salary.
Jora spent 3600 on living expenses.
Work out how much money he saved.

6.2 Mrs Jennings shares 770 between her two sons, Pete and Tim.
She shares the money in the ratio of her sons ages.
The combined age of her two sons is 66 years.
Pete is 6 years younger than Tim.
Work out how much money each son gets.
You must show all your working. Pete ...............................
Tim ...............................
*6.3 Edgar had a maths test and a science test.
He got 68% in the maths test.
He got 36 out of 55 in the science test.

Which test did Edgar get the better mark in, maths or science?
(3)
Mock paper Unit 3 (Modular) Higher Calculator Q5

6.4 A company sends every item of mail by second class post.
Each item of mail is either a letter or a packet.
The tables show information about the cost of sending a letter by second class post and the
cost of sending a packet by second class post.

Letter Packet
Weight range Second Class Weight range Second Class
0 100 g 32p 0 100 g 1.17
101 250 g 1.51
251 500 g 1.95
501 750 g 2.36
751 1000 g 2.84
The company sent 420 items by second class post.
The ratio of the number of letters sent to the number of packets sent was 5 : 2
3
2
of the packets sent were in the weight range 0 100 g.
The other packets sent were in the weight range 101 250 g.
Work out the total cost of sending the 420 items by second class post.
November 2010 Unit 1 (Modular) Higher Calculator Q7

6.5 Bill gives away 20 000 to help animals.
He gives 20% of the 20 000 to a donkey sanctuary.
He shares the rest of the 20 000 between a dogs home and a cats home in the ratio 3 : 2

How much money does Bill give to the cats home?
..............................................
March 2013 Unit 2 (Modular) Higher Non-Calculator Q6

7.1 A cooker costs 650 plus 20% VAT.
(a) Calculate the total cost of the cooker. (3)

A washing machine has a price of 260
In a sale its price is reduced by 39
(b) Write the reduction as a percentage of the price.
.......................... %
(2)
3 kitchen chairs cost a total of 44.79
(c) Work out the total cost of 8 of these chairs. (2)
June 2012 Unit 3 (Modular) Higher Calculator Q4

7.2 500 is invested at a simple interest rate of 3% per year.
After how many years is the total interest 60?

7.3 John earns 30 000 each year.
He knows that 20% of his monthly pay is deducted each month.
Work out how much money John has left each month after this deduction.
..............................................................
(3)

*7.4 Jim buys 6 trays of Cola for 9.99 a tray.

Each tray holds 24 cans of Cola.

Jim goes to the school fete to sell his Cola.

He sells 75 cans at 80p each.
He gives 10 cans to his friends.
He sells the rest at 50p each.

What is Jims percentage profit or loss?
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
Practice Paper Set B Unit 3 (Modular) Higher Calculator Q9

7.5 Petra booked a family holiday.
The total cost of the holiday was 3500 plus VAT at 20%.
Petra paid 900 of the total cost when she booked the holiday.
She paid the rest of the total cost in 6 equal monthly payments.

Work out the amount of each monthly payment.

*8.1 Sam is going to paint his garden shed.
The paint is sold in two different shops.

Sam needs 7.5 litres of paint.
Sam wants to buy the cheapest paint.
He is going to buy the paint from one of these shops.
Which shop should he buy the paint from?
You must show your working.

24 cans

9.99 a tray
*8.2 Debra and Mark are planning to go on a cruise.
They can travel with one of two companies, Caribbean Calypso or Royal European.
The table shows the cost per person to travel with each company.

Type of cabin
Inside Outside Balcony Suite
Cost per
person
Caribbean Calypso 1136 1319 1529 2329
Royal European 1043 1263 1484 2147

Caribbean Calypso has a discount of 10% if you book online.
Royal European has a discount of 5% if you book online.

Debra and Mark are going to book a suite for their cruise.
They are going to book online.
Debra and Mark want to pay the lowest possible cost.
Which company should they choose?
You must show all your working.
(2)
March 2012 Unit 1 (Modular) Higher Calculator Q4

*8.3 Jon and Alice are planning a holiday.
They are going to stay at a hotel.

The table shows information about prices at the hotel.

Price per person per night () Dinner()
Double room Single room per person per day
01 Nov 29April 59.75 118.00 31.75
30 April 08 July 74.25 147.00 31.00
09 July 29 Aug 81.75 161.75 31.00
30 Aug 31 Oct 74.25 147.00 31.00
Saver Prices
5 nights for the price of 4 nights from 1st May to 4th July.
3 nights for the price of 2 nights in November.

Jon and Alice will stay in a double room.
They will eat dinner at the hotel every day.
They can stay at the hotel for 3 nights in June or 4 nights in November.

Which of these holidays is cheaper?

8.4 The table shows the costs, per person, of a holiday at two different hotels.
It shows the cost for 5 nights and the cost for each extra night.
It also shows the discount for each child.

ParkPalace Dubai Grand
Date holiday starts 5 nights
extra
night
5 nights
extra
night
01 Jan 31 Mar 1169 150 849 86
01 Apr 09 Apr 1229 150 1219 95
10 Apr 15 Jul 810 80 853 53
16 Jul 20 Aug 810 80 854 53
21 Aug 10 Dec 810 80 869 94
Discount for each child
5
1
off 15% off

There are two adults and two children in the Smith family.
The family want a holiday for 7 nights, starting on 1st August.

One hotel will be cheaper for them than the other hotel.

Work out the cost of the cheaper holiday.

*8.5 Mr and Mrs Jones are planning a holiday to the Majestic Hotel in the Cape Verde Islands.
The table gives information about the prices of holidays to the Majestic Hotel.

MAJESTIC HOTEL, Cape VerdeIslands
Departures
Price per adult
7 nights 14 nights
1 Jan 8 Jan 694 825
9 Jan 28 Jan 679 804
29 Jan 5 Feb 687 815
6 Feb 18 Feb 769 835
19 Feb 8 Mar 714 817
9 Mar 31 Mar 685 805
1 Apr 9 Apr 788 862
10 Apr 30 Apr 748 802
Price per child: 95% of adult price for 7 nights or 85% of adult price for 14 nights.

Mr and Mrs Jones are thinking about going on holiday

on 20 February for 7 nights
or on 10 April for 14 nights.

Mr and Mrs Jones have 2 children.

Compare the costs of these two holidays for the Jones family.

*8.6 Pete and Sue are going to take their children to France.
They will travel together on the same ferry.
They will travel with one of two ferry companies, Easy Ferry or Seawagon.
The tables give information about the costs for each adult and each child to travel with these
ferry companies.
Easy Ferry July August
Date 1 10 11 21 22 31 1 10 11 21 22 31
Adult 32.00 36.50 39.50 42.25 42.25 37.75
Child 18.00 20.25 23.75 25.85 25.85 21.00

Seawagon July August
Date 1 10 11 21 22 31 1 10 11 21 22 31
Adult 33.50 37.50 40.25 43.85 44.95 38.50
Child 17.25 19.75 21.85 24.65 23.95 19.95

The table below gives information about the discount they will get from each ferry company
if they book early.
Early booking discount
Easy Ferry
3
1
off
Seawagon 25% off

Pete and Sue have three children.
They will travel on 25 July.
They will book early.
Pete and Sue will travel with the cheaper ferry company.
Which ferry company?
(5)

*8.7 Joan is planning a skiing holiday in Hinterglemm for herself and her two children.
They are going skiing for 6 days.
The table shows the costs of ski hire, of boot hire and of buying lift passes in two shops in
Hinterglemm.
All prices are in Euros.
Shop A

Ski hire Boot hire Lift pass
Adult 6 days 111 53 236
13 days 168 90 314
Child 6 days 78 52 165
13 days 122 87 210

Shop B

Ski hire Boot hire Lift pass
Adult 6 days 108 54 242
13 days 170 89 324
Child 6 days 68 48 160
13 days 118 85 205

Joan will use her own skis and her own boots.
For 6 days she will need
to hire skis for each of her two children
to hire boots for each of her two children
and to buy lift passes for herself and each of her two children.
Shop A gives 5% off the total cost.
Shop B gives 3% off the total cost.
Joan wants to hire the skis and boots and buy the lift passes from the same shop.
She wants to get everything from the cheaper shop.
Which shop is cheaper for Joan?

*8.8 Ketchup is sold in three different sizes of bottle.

Small bottle Medium bottle Large bottle

A small bottle contains 342 g of ketchup and costs 88p.
A medium bottle contains 570 g of ketchup and costs 1.95.
A large bottle contains 1500 g of ketchup and costs 3.99.

Which bottle is the best value for money?

9.1 Work out 3
3
1
4
4
3


9.2 Use your calculator to work out
8 . 9 4 . 3
9 . 13 92 . 67

Write down all the figures from your calculator display.
You must give your answer as a decimal.


2
13 7 5 86
2 54 1 96
. .
. .
+

Write down all the figures on your calculator display.

9.4 (a) Work out the value of
2
5 . 2
30 \

Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.
(2)

40.96
7.1 2.48
.

Write down all the figures on your calculator display.

10.1 (a) Simplify 3y + 2x 4 + 5x + 7 (1)

(b) Factorise 2x
2
4x (2)

(c) Expand and simplify 11 3(x + 2) (2)

(d) Expand and simplify (x 6)(3x + 7) [Grade B] (2)
June 2011 Unit 2 (Modular) Higher Non-Calculator Q2

10.2 (a) Simplify p
3
p
5
(1)
(b) Simplify
2
7
h
h
(1)

(c) Simplify (x
2
)
3
(1)

10.3 (a) Factorise 10a + 5
(1)
(b) Expand and simplify 5(x + 7) + 3(x 2)
(2)
(c) Factorise completely 3a
2
b + 6ab
2
[Grade B]
(2)

10.4 (a) Simplify 5f 4g (1)

(b) Expand and simplify 9a + 3(8 2a)(2)

(c) Simplify c
2
c
6
(1)

(d) Simplify (x
5
)
3
(1)

(e) Factorise 7y + 21 (1)

10.5 (a) Factorise 3t + 12
(1)

(b) (i) Expand and simplify 7(2x + 1) + 6(x + 3)
(ii) Show that when x is a whole number

7(2x + 1) + 6(x + 3)

is always a multiple of 5
(3)

11.6 (a) Simplify 2e + 3f e + 4f
(2)
(b) Expand 5(2c + 3d)
(1)
(c) Here are two straight lines, ABCDE and PQ.

In the diagrams all the lengths are in cm.
AE = 2PQ.
Find an expression, in terms of x, for the length of DE.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
.............................................. cm
(4)

11.1 (a) Solve 3(2p 5) = 21
p = .............................................
(3)
(b) Solve 9x 11 = 5x + 7
x = .............................................
(3)

*11.2 The area of this shape is 38 cm.
All the measurements are in cm.

3x + 5

3
8

2x 3

Find the length of the smallest side.

11.3 (a) Solve 5x + 4 = 2(4x 3)
x = ..
(3)
(b) Solve
2 3 4
5
6 2
x x +
+ = [Grade A]
x =
(3)

11.4 (a) Solve 3x 5 = 7x + 30
(2)
(b) Solve
20 2
2 3
5
x
x
= +
(3)
Practice Paper Set C Unit 3 (Modular) Higher Calculator Q10

11.5 (a) Solve 2x + 3 = x 4
x = ..............................................
(2)
(b) Solve 4(x 5) = 14
x = ..............................................
(2)
11.6 Dan has some marbles.
Ellie has twice as many marbles as Dan.
Frank has 15 marbles.
Dan, Ellie and Frank have a total of 63 marbles.

How many marbles does Dan have?

*12.1 This formula is used to work out the body mass index, B, for a person of mass M kg and
height H metres.

B =
2
H
M

A person with a body mass index between 25 and 30 is overweight.
Arthur has a mass of 96 kg.
He has a height of 2 metres.
Is Arthur overweight?
You must show all your working. (Total for Question 14 is 3 marks)

12.2 R = 4(3y 5)

R = 32
(a) Work out the value of y.
(2)
F = ma + b
(b) Make m the subject of the formula. m = .
(2)

13.1 The equation
x
3
+ 10x = 23
has a solution between 1 and 2

Use a trial and improvement method to find the solution.
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.
13.2 The equation
x
3
x = 32
has a solution between 3 and 4
Use a trial and improvement method to find this solution.
Give your solution correct to one decimal place.
x = .............................................

13.3 The equation x
3
+ 6x
2
= 500 has a solution between 6 and 7
x = ..............................................

13.4 The equation

x
3
6x = 84

has a solution between 4 and 5.

14.1 3x + 5 > 16
xis an integer.
Find the smallest value of x.

14.2 (a) 5 <ns 2

n is an integer
Write down all the possible values of n. (2)

(b) Here is an inequality, in x, shown on a number line.

x
4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Write down the inequality. (2)
Practice Paper Set A Unit 3 (Modular) Higher Calculator Q6

14.3 (a) On the number line below mark the inequality 1 <y< 4

y
4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(1)
(b) Here is an inequality, in x, shown on a number line.

x
4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Write down the inequality.
(2)
(c) Solve the inequality

3t + 5 > 17
(2)

14.4 4 <n s 1
n is an integer.
(a) Write down all the possible values of n.
(2)
(b) Write down the inequalities represented on the number line.

(2)

15.1 The point A has coordinates (3, 8).
The point B has coordinates (7, 5).
M is the midpoint of the line segment AB.
Find the coordinates of M.

(2)

15.2 Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the line joining the points (1, 2) and (4, 0).


15.3. The graph shows information about the distances travelled by a car for different amounts of
petrol used.

(a) Find the gradient of the straight line.
(2)
(b) Write down an interpretation of this gradient.
(1)

15.4 The straight line P has been drawn on a grid.

Find the gradient of the line P.

16.1 (a) Complete the table of values for y = x + x 3

(2)
(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of y = x + x 3 for values of x from 4 to 2
y

10

8

6

4

2

4 3 2 1 O 1 2

2

4

5
(2)
(c) Use your graph to find estimates for the solutions of x + x 3 = 0
[Grade B] .
(2)

x 4 3 2 1 0 1 2
y 9 1 3
16.2 (a) Complete the table of values for y = 2x
2
1

x 2 1 0 1 2
y 7 1
(2)

(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of y = 2x
2
1 for values of x from x = 2 to x = 2

(2)

(c) Use your graph to write down estimates of the solutions of the equation 2x
2
1 = 0
[Grade B]

....................................................................
(2)

16.3 (a) Complete the table of values for y = x
2
4

x 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
y 0 3 0 5
(2)

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x
2
4 for x = 3 to x = 3

(2)

15.4 Water flows out of a cylindrical tank at a constant rate.
The graph shows how the depth of water in the tank varies with time.

(a) Work out the gradient of the straight line. (2)
(b) Write down a practical interpretation of the value you worked out in part (a). (1)

17.1 The graph shows the distance travelled by two trains.

(a) Work out the gradient of the line for train A. (2)

(b) Which train is travelling at the greater speed?
You must explain your answer. (1)
(c) After how many minutes has train A gone 10 miles further than train B?
....................................minutes
(1)

17.2 You can use this formula to change a temperature C, in C, to a temperature F,in F.

F = 1.8C + 32

(a) Use the formula to change 20 C into F. ............................... F (2)

(b) On the grid below, draw a conversion graph that can be used to change between
temperatures in C and temperatures in F.

(3)

c) Use your graph to change 100 F into C. ............................... C (1)


17.3 You can use the graph opposite to find out how much Lethna has to pay for the units
ofelectricity she has used.

Lethna pays at one rate for the first 100 units of electricity she uses.
She pays at a different rate for all the other units of electricity she uses.

Lethna uses a total of 900 units of electricity.

Work out how much she must pay.
.........................................................


17.4 Water is leaking out of two containers.
The water started to leak out of the containers at the same time.

The straight line P shows information about the amount of water, in litres, in container P.
The straight line Q shows information about the amount of water, in litres, in container Q.

(a) Work out the gradient of line P.
(2)
One container will become empty first.
(b) (i) Which container?
You must explain your answer.

(ii) How much water is then left in the other container?
............................... litres
(2)

*17.5 You can use this graph to convert between litres and gallons.

Jack buys 8 gallons of diesel.He pays 52.
Francoise buys 40 litres of diesel.She pays 58.
Who got the better value for their money, Jack or Francoise?

*18.1

ABC is parallel to DEF.
EBP is a straight line.
AB = EB.
Angle PBC = 40.
Angle AED= x.

Work out the value of x.
Give a reason for each stage of your working.
(5)

19.1 The interior angle of a regular polygon is 160.

(i) Write down the size of an exterior angle of the polygon.
(ii) Work out the number of sides of the polygon.

19.2 The diagram shows 3 sides of a regular polygon.

Each interior angle of the regular polygon is 140.
Work out the number of sides of the regular polygon.

19.3 The diagram shows a regular hexagon and a regular octagon.

x

Find the size of the angle marked x.
You must show all the stages in your working.
Give the reasons for your answer.

19.5

ABCDE is a regular pentagon.
ABP is an equilateral triangle.

Work out the size of angle x.
..............................................
20.1 Jake makes a picture frame from 4 identical pieces of card.
Each piece of card is in the shape of a trapezium.

The outer edge of the frame is a square of side 12 cm.
The inner edge of the frame is a square of side 8 cm.
Work out the area of each piece of card.
.............................................................. cm
2


20.2 A piece of card is in the shape of a trapezium.

A hole is cut in the card.
The hole is in the shape of a trapezium.

Work out the area of the shaded region.
.............................................................. cm
2


20.3 Janice cuts a triangle from a rectangular piece of metal.
She uses the rest of the metal to make a name badge.

The rectangle has length 6 cm and width 3 cm.
The right-angled triangle has base 2 cm and height 3 cm.
Work out the area of the name badge.
20.4 The diagram shows the plan of the floor of Mrs Phillips living room.

Mrs Phillips is going to cover the floor with floor boards.
One pack of floor boards will cover 2.5 m
2
.
How many packs of floor boards does she need?
(4)
June 2011 Unit 2 (Modular) Higher Non-Calculator - Q6

20.5 The diagram shows a wall in Neils house.

Neil is going to cover the wall completely with tiles.

Each tile has a width of 30 cm and a height of 40 cm.

The tiles are sold in packs.
There are 6 tiles in each pack.
Each pack costs 15

Work out the least amount of money Neil needs to pay for the tiles.
.............................................
20.6 Mrs Kunals garden is in the shape of a rectangle.
Part of the garden is a patio in the shape of a triangle.
The rest of the garden is grass.

Mrs Kunal wants to spread fertiliser over all her grass.
One box of fertiliser is enough for 32 m
2
of grass.
How many boxes of fertiliser will she need?

*20.7 Amy has a field in the shape of a trapezium.

200 m

Diagram NOT
125 m accurately drawn
100 m

275 m

She wants to sell the field.

Farmer Boyce offers her 1 per m
Farmer Giles offers her 24 000

Which is the better offer?
Practice Paper Set A Unit 2 (Modular) Higher Non-calculator Q7

*20.8 Kevin wants to tile two walls in his bathroom.
3.6 m

1.8 m

2.4 m
Tile

12 cm

15 cm

One wall is a rectangle with length 3.6 m by 2.4 m.
The other wall is a rectangle with length 2.1 m by 2.4 m.

The tiles that Kevin wants to use are 12 cm wide and 15 cm high.
There are 40 tiles in each box.

How many boxes of tiles does Kevin need to buy?
Practice Paper Set B Unit 2 (Modular) Higher Non-calculator Q6

20.9 (b) Change 4.5 km
2
to m
2
.
.............................................. m
2

(2)

21. The diagram shows the region inside a running track.

This region is in the shape of a rectangle with a semi-circle at both ends.

The rectangle has a length of 105 m.
It has a width of 64 m.

The semi-circles each have a diameter of 64 m.

The groundsman is going to cover this region with grass seed.
One sack of grass seed will cover 250 m
2
.

How many sacks of grass seed does the groundsman need?

22.1

Calculate the length of AB.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
............................................. cm

22.2 The diagram shows the marking on a school playing field.

The diagram shows a rectangle and its diagonals.
Work out the total length of the four sides of the rectangle and its diagonals.

*23.1 Marc drives a truck.
The truck pulls a container.
The container is a cuboid 10 m by 4 m by 5 m.

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

Marc fills the container with boxes.
Each box is a cuboid 50 cm by 40 cm by 20 cm.
Show that Marc can put no more than 5000 boxes into the container.
23.2 The diagram shows a prism.

Work out the volume of the prism.
........................................cm
3

23.3

Work out the total surface area of this triangular prism.

23.4 This diagram, drawn on a centimetre grid, is an accurate net of a triangular prism.

Work out the volume of the prism.

23.5 The diagram shows an L-shaped prism.

Calculate the volume of the prism.
............................................. cm
3

23.6

Terry fills a carton with boxes.
Each box is a cube of side 10 cm.

The carton is a cuboid with
length 60 cm
width 50 cm
height 30 cm
Work out the number of boxes Terry needs to fill one carton completely.

23.7

Work out the volume of the triangular prism.
.............................................. cm
3

23.8 Here is the cross section of a steel girder.
The cross section has two lines of symmetry.

The girder is a prism.
The length of the girder is 200 cm.

Work out the volume of the girder.
.............................................. cm
3


24.1 The diagram shows an accurate scale drawing of two towns, Middleton and Newtown.

Scale: 1 cm to 2 km

A new shopping centre is going to be built.
The shopping centre will be

less than 12 km from Middleton and
less than 15 km from Newtown.

On the diagram, shade the region where the shopping centre can be built.

24.2 The diagram represents a triangular garden ABC.

The scale of the diagram is 1 cm represents 1 m.
A tree is to be planted in the garden so that it is

nearer to AB than to AC,
within 5 m of point A.

On the diagram, shade the region where the tree may be planted.

B

A

C

(Total 3 marks)

24.3 Here is a scale drawing of Gildas garden.

Scale: 1 cm represents 1 m

Gilda is going to plant an elm tree in the garden.
She must plant the elm tree at least 4 metres from the oak tree.
On the diagram, show by shading the region where Gilda can plant the elm tree.

24.4 The map shows the positions of two schools, Alford and Bancroft.

Scale 1 cm represents 1 km

A new school is going to be built.
The new school will be less than 5 kilometres from Alford.
It will be nearer to Bancroft than to Alford.
Shade the region on the map where the new school can be built.

25.1 Caroline is driving her car in France.
She sees this road sign.

Caroline is going to Rennes on the N12
She stops driving 10 miles from the road sign.
Work out how much further Caroline has to drive to get to Rennes
..............................................................

25.2 Here is a list of ingredients for making apple crumble for 2 people.

Apple Crumble
for 2 people

10 ounces apples
4 ounces flour
2 ounces sugar
1 ounce butter
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon baking powder

1 ounce = 28 grams
1 tablespoon = 15 ml
1 teaspoon = 5 ml

Anne is going to make apple crumble for 5 people.
(a) Work out how much flour she needs.
Give your answer in grams. ............................................. grams
(3)
David is making an apple crumble.
He uses 140 grams of butter.
(b) Work out how many people he is making apple crumble for.
(2)

25.3. Jonty is going to completely fill an empty tank with water.
The tank holds 2 m
3
.

How many litres of water does he need?
. litres

*25.4 Rodney bought some old railway track at an auction.

Each piece of track was 20 metres long.
Each piece of track weighed 40 kg per metre length.

Rodney has a lorry that can carry a maximum of 45 tonnes.

What is the maximum number of railway tracks that Rodney can fit onto the lorry?
Practice Paper Set B Unit 2 (Modular) Higher Non-Calculator Q10

25.5 Sam has a swimming pool.
There are 60 000 litres of water in the swimming pool.
Sam wants to put chlorine powder in the water.
She needs 0.75 mg of chlorine powder for each litre of water.

Work out the total amount of chlorine powder Sam needs.
Give your answer in grams.
........................................ g
26.1 The diagram shows the position of town A.

Town B is 64 km from town A on a bearing of 070.
Mark the position of town B, with a cross ().
Use a scale of 1 cm represents 10 km.

26.2 N

Diagram NOT
A accurately drawn

63
138
P

B
Work out the bearing of
(i) B from P,

(ii) P from A.
.
26.3 The diagram shows the position of two ports, P and Q.
A ship sails from port P to port Q.

Scale: 1 cm represents 20 km
(a) Find the bearing of port P from port Q
(1)
(b) Work out the real distance between port P and port Q.
Use the scale 1 cm represents 20 km.
.................................. km(2)
Port R is 120 km on a bearing of 120 from port Q.
(c) On the diagram, mark port R with a cross ().
Label it R. (2)

P
Q
N
N
26.4 The diagram shows the position of two boats, B and C.

Boat T is on a bearing of 060 from boat B.
Boat T is on a bearing of 285 from boat C.

In the space above, draw an accurate diagram to show the position of boat T.
Mark the position of boat T with a cross ().
Label it T.



27.1 Mr Smith drives 24 miles to work.
On Monday his journey to work takes 30 minutes.
On Tuesday the average speed of his journey to work is 56 km/h.

Did Mr Smith drive more quickly to work on Monday or Tuesday?
You must show all your working. (4)

27.2 A plane takes 30 seconds to fly a distance of 8 kilometres.
Work out the average speed of the plane, in miles per hour.
.............................................................. miles per hour

*27.3 Lisa cycles to work.
The travel graph shows information about her journey to work on Tuesday.

Martin also cycles to work.
On Tuesday his average speed was 16 km per hour.
Who has the greater average speed, Lisa or Martin?

28.1 Dishwasher tablets are sold in two sizes of box.

A small box contains 15 tablets and costs 3.95
A large box contains 22 tablets and costs 6.15
*(a) Which size of box gives the better value for money?
You must show all your working. (4)

The weight of the large box is 357 grams, to the nearest gram.
(b) (i) What is the minimum possible weight of the box? ........................................ grams
(ii) What is the maximum possible weight of the box? ........................................ grams (2)
28.2 Sonia measures the length of her pencil case as 15cm to the nearest cm.
(a) Write down the greatest length this could be.
..cm
(1)
(b) Write down the least length this could be.
..
(1)

28.3 A piece of wood has a length of 65 centimetres to the nearest centimetre.
(a) What is the least possible length of the piece of wood?
.............................................. cm
(1)
(b) What is the greatest possible length of the piece of wood?
.............................................. cm
(1)
29.1 Gulam and Alexi measured the heights of some wild grasses.
Here are their results

(a) On the grid below draw a frequency polygon to show this information.

10

8

frequency

6

4

2

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
height (cm)
(2)
(b) In which group does the median height lie?

(1)

Height (h cm) Frequency
5 0 s < h 3
10 5 s < h 6
15 10 s < h 5
20 15 s < h 7
25 20 s < h 3
30 25 s < h 1
29.2 Helen went on 35 flights in a hot air balloon last year.

The table gives some information about the length of time, t minutes, of each flight.

Length of time (t minutes) Frequency
0 <t 10 6
10 <t 20 9
20 <t 30 8
30 <t 40 7
40 <t 50 5

On the grid below, draw a frequency polygon for this information.


31.1 The table gives information about the speeds of 75 cars on a road.

Speed (s km/h) Frequency
30 ss < 40 7
40 ss < 50 22
50 ss < 60 34
60 ss < 70 12

Work out an estimate for the mean speed.
....................................................... km/h(4)

31.2 Faisel weighed 50 pumpkins.
The grouped frequency table gives some information about the weights of the pumpkins.

Weight (w kilograms) Frequency
0 <ws 4 11
4<ws 8 23
8<w s 12 14
12<w s 16 2

Work out an estimate for the mean weight. ............................................. kg (4)

31.3 The table shows information about midday temperatures.

Temperature (t C) Number of days
10 st <15 6
15 st <20 4
20 st <25 24
25 st <30 44
30 st <35 10
35 st <40 4

(a) Write down the modal class interval. (1)

(b) Work out an estimate for the mean midday temperature.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures .............................................................. C
(4)

(c) On the grid opposite, draw a cumulative frequency graph for the information from the table
about the midday temperatures.[Grade B]

d) Find estimates for the median and the interquartile range of these midday temperatures.
[Grade B]
Median .............................................................. C

Interquartile range .............................................................. C
(3)

32.1 23 girls have a mean height of 153 cm.
17 boys have a mean height of 165 cm.
Work out the mean height of all 40 children.
.............................................................. cm (3)

32.2 5 female giraffes have a mean weight of x kg.
7 male giraffes have a mean weight of y kg.
Write down an expression, in terms of x and y, for the mean weight of all 12 giraffes.

32.3 Susie has to deliver some packages and some parcels.

The total number of packages is 4 times the number of parcels.
The total number of packages and parcels is 40

Each parcel has a weight of 1.5 kg.
The total weight of the packages and parcels is 37.6 kg.
Each of the packages has the same weight.

Work out the weight of each package.

32.4 Daniela works in a shop.
Daniela served 50 customers in the morning.
She served 75 customers in the afternoon.
The mean time to serve 50 customers in the morning was 48.7 seconds.
The mean time to serve all 125 customers was 50.2 seconds.

(a) Work out the mean time to serve the 75 customers in the afternoon.
.............................................................. seconds (3)

For the 75 customers served in the afternoon
the least time was 18 seconds
the greatest time was 96 seconds
the median time was 56 seconds
the lower quartile was 32 seconds
the upper quartile was 72 seconds

(b) On the grid, draw a box plot for this information. [Grade B]

(3)
March 2012 Unit 1 (Modular) Higher Calculator - Q10
32.5 The table gives information about the time it took each of 80 children to do a jigsaw
puzzle.
Number of children Mean time (minutes)
Boys 32 32.4
Girls 48 28.4
Work out the mean time for all 80 children.
.............................................. minutes
*33.1 Zoe recorded the heart rates, in beats per minute, of each of 15 people.
Zoe then asked the 15 people to walk up some stairs.
She recorded their heart rates again.

She showed her results in a back-to-back stem and leaf diagram.

Compare the heart rates of the people before they walked up the stairswith their heart rates
after they walked up the stairs.

33.2 Jamal plays 15 games of ten-pin bowling.
Here are his scores.

72 59 75 66 79

75 66 63 89 76

65 79 77 71 83

(a) Draw an ordered stem and leaf diagram to show Jamals scores.
(3)
Gill plays 15 games of ten-pin bowling.
The table gives some information about her scores.

Highest score 95
Lowest score 75
Mean score 80

*(b) Compare the distribution of Jamals scores and the distribution of Gills scores.
(5)

33.3 There are 25 students in a class.
12 of the students are girls.
Here are the heights, in cm, of the 12 girls.

160 173 148 154 152 164 179 164 162 174 168 170

(a) Show this information in an ordered stem and leaf diagram.

(3)
There are 13 boys in the class.
Here are the heights, in cm, of the 13 boys.

157 159 162 166 168 169 170 173 174 176 176 181 184

* (b) Compare the heights of the boys with the heights of the girls. (3)

34.1 The probability that a seed will grow into a flower is 0.85
Loren plants 800 seeds.

Work out an estimate for the number of these seeds that will grow into flowers.

34.2 Here is a four-sided spinner.
The sides of the spinner are labelled A, B, C and D.

The table shows the probability that the spinner will land on A or on B or on D.
Letter A B C D
Probability 0.12 0.39 0.18

Amber spins the spinner once.
(a) Work out the probability that the spinner will land on C. (2)

Lucy is going to spin the spinner 50 times.
(b) Work out an estimate for the number of times the spinner will land on A. (2)

34.3 Denzil has a 4-sided spinner.
The sides of the spinner are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4
The spinner is biased.
The table shows each of the probabilities that the spinner will land on 1, on 3 and on 4
The probability that the spinner will land on 3 is x.
Number 1 2 3 4
Probability 0.3 x 0.1

(a) Find an expression, in terms of x, for the probability that the spinner will land on 2.
Give your answer in its simplest form. (2)

Denzil spins the spinner 300 times.
(b) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of times the spinner is likely to
land on 3. (1)
34.4 The probability that a pea plant will grow from a seed is 93%.
Sarah plants 800 seeds.
Work out an estimate for the number of seeds that will grow into pea plants.

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