Higher Plus
8th April 1988
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red, 3 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 1, 0.5, 2, 3. Which class contains the median?
- 3Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 60/sqrt(5), giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 4Inverse and Composite Functions3 marks
f(x) = 6x - 10. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 16, y = 8. Work out y when x = 64.
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