Daily Practice

Higher Plus

31st July 1980

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

1
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
The probability of winning a game is 5/8. A player expects 20 wins. How many games did they play?
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 3, 2, 1, 0.5. Which class contains the median?
3
Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(75) + sqrt(27), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
4
The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence2 marks
A quadratic sequence starts -1, 3, 9, 17. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 25, y = 30. Work out y when x = 64.

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