Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
11th August 1997
- 1Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 72. Work out y when x = 6.
- 2Vectors Proof Questions3 marks
OACB is a parallelogram with vector OA = c and vector OB = a. M is the point dividing AB in the ratio 1 : 2. Write vector OM in terms of c and a.
- 3Probability Equation Questions3 marks
The probability of winning a game is 1/2. A player expects 25 wins. How many games did they play?
- 4Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 3, 2, 1, 0.5. Which class contains the median?
- 5Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 620 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 11 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
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