Higher Plus
8th February 1964
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red and 8 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
- 2Histograms3 marks
On a histogram the bar for 60 < x <= 70 has a frequency density of 1.5. How many values are in that class?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A car covers 120 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 5 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
- 4The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence2 marks
A quadratic sequence starts 2, 16, 38, 68. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
- 5Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 36 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
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