Daily Practice

Higher Plus

28th July 1977

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

1
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 6 cm by 3 cm by 4 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
2
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 2 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/3. Work out n.
3
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2, one 5 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
4
Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(18) + sqrt(18), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
5
Quadratic Inequalities3 marks
Solve x^2 - x - 2 > 0.

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