Daily Practice

Higher Plus

29th March 1958

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

1
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
The probability of winning a game is 3/8. A player expects 30 wins. How many games did they play?
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 3, 2, 1, 0.5. Which class contains the median?
3
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 710 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 6 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
4
The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence2 marks
A quadratic sequence starts 12, 24, 40, 60. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 49, y = 42. Work out y when x = 81.

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