Daily Practice

Higher Plus

5th October 1987

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

1
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 3 red and 7 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
2
Histograms3 marks
On a histogram the bar for 0 < x <= 5 has a frequency density of 1.2. How many values are in that class?
3
Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 330 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 9 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
4
The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence3 marks
Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence -1, 4, 13, 26, ...
5
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 40 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.

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