Higher Plus
12th March 1975
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 9 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 0.5, 1, 3, 2. Which class contains the median?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 14 cm by 11 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
- 4The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence3 marks
Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 1, 3, 7, 13, ...
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 9, y = 24. Work out y when x = 49.
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