Daily Practice - Higher Plus
22nd October 1995
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 14 cm by 13 cm by 13 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 4 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 2/3. Work out n.
- 3Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 10 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
- 4Bounds3 marks
x = 137 and y = 8, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
- 5Rearranging Harder Formulae3 marks
Make x the subject of 6x + 5 = y(x + 5).
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