Daily Practice

Higher Plus

2nd April 1988

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

1
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red and 8 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 50 < x <= 60 has a frequency density of 2.4. How many values are in that class?
3
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 560 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 9 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
4
Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks
Solve 4x^2 - 7x - 2 = 0.
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 135. Work out y when x = 4.

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