Daily Practice

Higher Plus

2nd December 1979

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

1
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 33 m/s to rest in 4 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
2
The Cosine Rule3 marks
A triangle has sides of 5 cm and 11 cm with an angle of 34° between them. Work out the third side, to 1 decimal place.
3
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 7 red, 5 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
4
Histograms3 marks
On a histogram the bar for 60 < x <= 65 has a frequency density of 3.5. How many values are in that class?
5
Bounds3 marks
x = 187 and y = 112, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.

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