Daily Practice

Higher Plus

15th June 1955

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

1
Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 23 cm by 6 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
2
Rearranging Harder Formulae3 marks
Make x the subject of 8x + 7 = y(x + 7).
3
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 40 m/s to rest in 4 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
4
The Sine Rule3 marks
In triangle ABC, angle A is 53°, side a is 16 cm and side b is 7 cm. Work out the acute angle B, to 1 decimal place.
5
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?

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