Daily Practice

Higher Plus

24th November 1960

5 questions · 14 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 8 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
2
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 2 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 2/7. Work out n.
3
Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
4
Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(27) + sqrt(108), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
5
Rearranging Harder Formulae3 marks
Make x the subject of 5x + 8 = y(x + 8).

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