Higher Plus
26th February 1973
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 3 red, 4 blue and 4 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 3, 0.5, 1, 2. Which class contains the median?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 600 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 10 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
- 4Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Write 2/(x - 1) + 7/(x + 6) as a single fraction.
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 49, y = 63. Work out y when x = 4.
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