Daily Practice - Higher Plus
6th April 1996
- 1Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 36, y = 48. Work out y when x = 4.
- 2The Cosine Rule3 marks
A triangle has sides of 6 cm and 14 cm with an angle of 100° between them. Work out the third side, to 1 decimal place.
- 3Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red, 6 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 4Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 2, 3, 1, 0.5. Which class contains the median?
- 5Bounds3 marks
A car covers 810 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 5 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
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