Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

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

17th September 1997

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

1
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 6 cm by 13 cm by 7 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
2
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 9 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
3
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 20 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
4
Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 8 cm by 25 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
5
Completing the Square3 marks
Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 - 16x - 8.

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