Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

17th October 1995

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

1
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 8 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 4/7. Work out n.
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 2, 3, 0.5, 1. Which class contains the median?
3
Surds3 marks
Expand and simplify (5 + sqrt(6))(5 - sqrt(6)).
4
Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks
Solve 8x^2 - 18x - 5 = 0.
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 108. Work out y when x = 6.

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