Daily Practice - Higher Plus
20th March 1996
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 7 cm by 10 cm by 14 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 8 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/2. Work out n.
- 3Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 10-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 7 cm by 5 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
- 5Proof3 marks
Prove that the sum of 4 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 2. State the simplified sum you would use.
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