Daily Practice

Higher Plus

16th January 1974

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

1
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 8 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 0.5, 2, 1, 3. Which class contains the median?
3
Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 21 cm by 5 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
4
Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks
Solve x^2 + y^2 = 25 and y = x - 1 simultaneously.
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 12. Work out y when x = 2.

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