Daily Practice

Higher Plus

17th September 1973

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

1
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 15 cm by 13 cm by 6 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 7/12. Work out n.
3
Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 10-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
4
Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 730 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.
5
Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Simplify (x^2 - 12x + 32)/(x - 4).

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