Daily Practice

Higher Plus

13th August 1979

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

1
Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
2
Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 320 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 7 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
3
The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence3 marks
Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 1, 12, 27, 46, ...
4
Velocity Time Graphs3 marks
A tram runs at 14 m/s for 10 s, then slows steadily to rest over 10 s. Work out its average speed for the whole journey, to 2 decimal places.
5
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 11 cm by 6 cm by 12 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.

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