Daily Practice

Higher Plus

26th March 1955

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

1
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 4 cm by 6 cm by 12 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
2
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 2 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/2. Work out n.
3
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 20 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
4
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 900 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 2 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
5
Quadratic Inequalities3 marks
Solve x^2 + x - 6 < 0.

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