Daily Practice

Higher Plus

4th August 1968

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

1
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 25 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
2
Bounds3 marks
x = 162 and y = 80, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
3
Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Simplify (x^2 - 7x + 6)/(x - 6).
4
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 144. Work out the positive value of x when y = 196.
5
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 6 cm by 5 cm by 9 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.

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