Daily Practice

Higher Plus

11th November 1965

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

1
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 6 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 2/5. Work out r.
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 2, 3, 1, 0.5. Which class contains the median?
3
Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(8) + sqrt(98), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
4
Proof2 marks
In an algebraic proof, how would you write a multiple of 8 in terms of an integer n?
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 10. Work out y when x = 64.

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