Daily Practice

Higher Plus

2nd April 1955

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

1
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red, 5 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 0.5, 3, 1, 2. Which class contains the median?
3
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 110 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 4 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
4
Proof2 marks
In an algebraic proof, how would you write the product of two consecutive integers in terms of an integer n?
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 48. Work out y when x = 4.

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