Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

11th July 1995

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

1
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 40. Work out y when x = 4.
2
The Cosine Rule3 marks
A triangle has sides of 17 cm and 9 cm with an angle of 98° between them. Work out the third side, to 1 decimal place.
3
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red, 4 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
4
Histograms3 marks
On a histogram the bar for 30 < x <= 50 has a frequency density of 2.4. How many values are in that class?
5
Surds3 marks
Expand and simplify (9 + sqrt(2))(9 - sqrt(2)).

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