Higher Plus
13th June 1980
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 10 red and 3 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 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 2, 3, 0.5, 1. Which class contains the median?
- 3Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 16/sqrt(2), giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 4Inverse and Composite Functions3 marks
f(x) = 4x - 3. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 25, y = 10. Work out y when x = 16.
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