Daily Practice

Higher Plus

28th December 1972

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

1
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 4 red, 3 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 1, 0.5, 3, 2. Which class contains the median?
3
Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(8) + sqrt(72), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
4
Proof3 marks
Prove that the sum of 3 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 3. State the simplified sum you would use.
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 16. Work out y when x = 4.

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