Higher Plus
3rd March 1988
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 3 red and 11 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 2, 3, 0.5, 1. Which class contains the median?
- 3Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(80) + sqrt(45), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
- 4Completing the Square3 marks
Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 - 12x - 10.
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 36. Work out y when x = 6.
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