Higher Plus
19th October 1990
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 4 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 0.5, 1, 3, 2. Which class contains the median?
- 3Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 6/sqrt(3), giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 4Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks
Solve x^2 + y^2 = 225 and y = x - 3 simultaneously.
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 18. Work out y when x = 3.
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