Daily Practice

Higher Plus

10th April 1963

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

1
Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 23 cm by 29 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
2
Rearranging Harder Formulae3 marks
Make x the subject of 8x + 5 = y(x + 5).
3
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 35 m/s to rest in 8 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
4
The Cosine Rule3 marks
A triangle has sides of 10 cm and 17 cm with an angle of 96° between them. Work out the third side, to 1 decimal place.
5
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 3 red, 6 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?

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