Higher Plus
7th March 1953
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 6 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 0.5, 3, 1, 2. Which class contains the median?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A car covers 770 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 5 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
- 4Inverse and Composite Functions3 marks
f(x) = 3x - 9 and g(x) = 3x - 5. Work out fg(-2).
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 36, y = 48. Work out y when x = 25.
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