Daily Practice

Higher Plus

22nd August 1961

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

1
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 3 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
2
Histograms3 marks
On a histogram the bar for 40 < x <= 50 has a frequency density of 0.4. How many values are in that class?
3
Surds3 marks
Expand and simplify (6 + sqrt(11))(6 - sqrt(11)).
4
Completing the Square3 marks
Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 - 8x + 7.
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 54. Work out y when x = 2.

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