Daily Practice

Higher Plus

12th September 1979

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

1
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 10 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
2
Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 20 cm by 29 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
3
The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence2 marks
A quadratic sequence starts 12, 25, 48, 81. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
4
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 288. Work out the positive value of x when y = 392.
5
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 11 cm by 13 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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