Daily Practice

Higher Plus

31st December 1976

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

1
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 0.5, 3, 1, 2. Which class contains the median?
3
Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 56/sqrt(7), giving your answer in its simplest form.
4
Completing the Square3 marks
Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 + 4x + 4.
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 12. Work out y when x = 2.

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