Daily Practice

Higher Plus

9th February 1975

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

1
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 14 cm by 13 cm by 11 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
2
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 5 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 5/12. Work out n.
3
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 5 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
4
Bounds3 marks
x = 59 and y = 42, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
5
Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Simplify (x^2 + x - 30)/(x - 5).

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