Daily Practice

Higher Plus

28th September 1988

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

1
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 11 cm by 9 cm by 7 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
2
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 5 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 5/7. Work out n.
3
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2, one 5 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
4
Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 23 cm by 20 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
5
Quadratic Inequalities3 marks
Solve x^2 - 4x + 3 > 0.

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