Daily Practice

Higher Plus

7th March 1985

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

1
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
The probability of winning a game is 3/4. A player expects 30 wins. How many games did they play?
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 0.5, 2, 3, 1. Which class contains the median?
3
Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(75) + sqrt(3), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
4
Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks
Solve 12x^2 + 11x - 5 = 0.
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 36, y = 36. Work out y when x = 16.

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