Daily Practice

Higher Plus

3rd May 1963

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

1
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 5 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
2
Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 8/sqrt(2), giving your answer in its simplest form.
3
Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Write 3/(x - 5) + 6/(x + 3) as a single fraction.
4
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 252. Work out the positive value of x when y = 28.
5
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 5 cm by 11 cm by 10 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.

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