Daily Practice

Higher Plus

23rd June 1978

5 questions · 13 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

1
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 15 cm by 11 cm by 14 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
2
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 6 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 6/13. Work out n.
3
Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 40-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
4
Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 15/sqrt(3), giving your answer in its simplest form.
5
Proof2 marks
In an algebraic proof, how would you write the next odd number after 2n + 1 in terms of an integer n?

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