Daily Practice

Higher Plus

6th September 1958

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

1
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 14 cm by 6 cm by 11 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
2
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 3 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 3/11. Work out n.
3
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 5 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
4
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 180 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 9 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
5
Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Write 6/(x + 6) + 2/(x + 5) as a single fraction.

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