Higher Plus
25th April 1955
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 15 cm by 4 cm by 10 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 8 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 2/3. Work out n.
- 3Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 10-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 790 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 19 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
- 5Rearranging Harder Formulae3 marks
Make x the subject of 7x + 3 = y(x + 3).
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