Higher Plus
16th December 1979
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 7 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 3, 2, 0.5, 1. Which class contains the median?
- 3Bounds3 marks
x = 77 and y = 12, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
- 4Transforming Graphs y=f(x)3 marks
The point (0, -4) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(x) - 1.
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 64. Work out y when x = 4.
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