Higher Plus
16th December 1988
- 1Probability Equation Questions3 marks
The probability of winning a game is 1/2. A player expects 30 wins. How many games did they play?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 0.5, 3, 2, 1. Which class contains the median?
- 3Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 28/sqrt(7), giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 4The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence2 marks
A quadratic sequence starts -3, 1, 7, 15. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 16. Work out y when x = 4.
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