Daily Practice

Higher Plus

2nd May 1974

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

1
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 24 m/s to rest in 8 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
2
The Cosine Rule3 marks
A triangle has sides of 17 cm and 18 cm with an angle of 95° between them. Work out the third side, to 1 decimal place.
3
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 7 red, 7 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
4
Histograms3 marks
On a histogram the bar for 20 < x <= 25 has a frequency density of 1.5. How many values are in that class?
5
Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(20) + sqrt(245), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).

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