Daily Practice - Higher Plus
16th August 1993
- 1Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 9 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 1/6. Work out r.
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 3, 2, 0.5, 1. Which class contains the median?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 220 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 17 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
- 4The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence3 marks
Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 12, 25, 46, 75, ...
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 25. Work out y when x = 5.
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