Higher Plus
11th August 1986
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
- 2Histograms3 marks
On a histogram the bar for 0 < x <= 10 has a frequency density of 0.4. How many values are in that class?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 550 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 24 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
- 4Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks
Solve x^2 + y^2 = 841 and y = x + 1 simultaneously.
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 32. Work out y when x = 3.
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