Daily Practice

Higher Plus

16th May 1991

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

1
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 8 cm by 8 cm by 12 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 5/13. Work out n.
3
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 25 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
4
Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(48) + sqrt(75), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
5
Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks
Solve 12x^2 + 5x - 25 = 0.

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