Higher Plus
16th April 1966
- 1Probability Equation Questions3 marks
The probability of winning a game is 4/5. A player expects 40 wins. How many games did they play?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 3, 1, 0.5, 2. Which class contains the median?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A car covers 290 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 3 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
- 4Proof3 marks
Prove that the sum of 5 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 5. State the simplified sum you would use.
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 144. Work out y when x = 6.
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