Daily Practice

Higher Plus

13th August 1989

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

1
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
The probability of winning a game is 2/5. A player expects 10 wins. How many games did they play?
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 2, 1, 3, 0.5. Which class contains the median?
3
Bounds3 marks
x = 62 and y = 14, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
4
Rearranging Harder Formulae3 marks
Make x the subject of 8x + 3 = y(x + 3).
5
Direct 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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