Daily Practice

Higher Plus

4th October 1975

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

1
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 350 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 8 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
2
Quadratic Inequalities3 marks
Solve x^2 + 3x - 4 > 0.
3
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 19 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
4
The Cosine Rule3 marks
A triangle has sides of 8 cm and 11 cm with an angle of 36° between them. Work out the third side, to 1 decimal place.
5
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 7 red, 6 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?

You are looking at an earlier sheet. Today's sheet is the one that adds a day.

Your run is kept in this browser only, and there is no account.

Any date always gives the same five questions, so a sheet can be set again or shared. All of October 1975, including the monthly compilation PDF.