Daily Practice

Higher Plus

19th August 1965

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

1
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
The probability of winning a game is 3/4. A player expects 21 wins. How many games did they play?
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 3, 1, 0.5, 2. Which class contains the median?
3
Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(20) + sqrt(180), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
4
Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks
Solve 20x^2 - 17x - 10 = 0.
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 144. Work out y when x = 6.

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