Higher Plus
27th March 1956
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 7 red, 6 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 0.5, 3, 2, 1. Which class contains the median?
- 3Surds3 marks
Expand and simplify (4 + sqrt(11))(4 - sqrt(11)).
- 4Proof3 marks
Prove that the sum of 6 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 3. State the simplified sum you would use.
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 72. Work out y when x = 6.
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