Daily Practice - Higher Plus
22nd July 1991
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 3 red, 3 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 0.5, 2, 3, 1. Which class contains the median?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 390 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 21 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
- 4Proof2 marks
In an algebraic proof, how would you write a multiple of 5 in terms of an integer n?
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 25, y = 40. Work out y when x = 81.
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