Daily Practice

Higher Plus

3rd September 1970

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

1
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 14 cm by 10 cm by 5 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
2
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 7 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 7/15. Work out n.
3
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2, one 10 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
4
Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(27) + sqrt(75), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
5
Rearranging Harder Formulae3 marks
Make x the subject of 3x + 5 = y(x + 5).

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