Daily Practice

Higher Plus

9th April 1986

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

1
Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 22 cm by 26 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
2
The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence3 marks
Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence -3, 2, 13, 30, ...
3
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 39 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
4
The Cosine Rule3 marks
A triangle has sides of 15 cm and 11 cm with an angle of 148° between them. Work out the third side, to 1 decimal place.
5
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 4 red, 7 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?

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