Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.

19th August 1997

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

1
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 7 red, 7 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 2, 1, 0.5, 3. Which class contains the median?
3
Surds3 marks
Expand and simplify (5 + sqrt(5))(5 - sqrt(5)).
4
Quadratic Inequalities3 marks
Solve x^2 + 4x < 0.
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 25. Work out y when x = 5.

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