Daily Practice

Higher Plus

17th October 1963

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

1
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 3 red, 4 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 2, 0.5, 1, 3. Which class contains the median?
3
Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(18) + sqrt(50), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
4
Inverse and Composite Functions3 marks
f(x) = 2x - 5 and g(x) = 6x + 5. Work out fg(-1).
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 36. Work out y when x = 6.

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