Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

21st June 1995

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

1
Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 5 cm by 24 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
2
Iteration3 marks
Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (11x(n) + 5) with x(0) = 1. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
3
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 36 m/s to rest in 4 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
4
The Cosine Rule3 marks
A triangle has sides of 17 cm and 6 cm with an angle of 103° between them. Work out the third side, to 1 decimal place.
5
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red, 7 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?

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