Daily Practice

Higher Plus

17th April 1985

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

1
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 13 cm by 3 cm by 4 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
2
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 3 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 3/10. Work out n.
3
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 10 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
4
Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 17 cm by 12 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
5
The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence3 marks
Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 8, 15, 24, 35, ...

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