Daily Practice

Higher Plus

14th October 1975

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

1
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 6 red, 5 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 3, 2, 0.5, 1. Which class contains the median?
3
Surds3 marks
Expand and simplify (4 + sqrt(5))(4 - sqrt(5)).
4
Proof3 marks
Prove that the sum of 5 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 5. State the simplified sum you would use.
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 49, y = 21. Work out y when x = 36.

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