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Daily Practice - Higher Plus

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

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9th May 1998

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

  1. 1
    3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks

    A cuboid measures 4 cm by 7 cm by 10 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.

  2. 2
    Probability Equation Questions3 marks

    A bag holds 3 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/3. Work out n.

  3. 3
    Histograms2 marks

    On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?

  4. 4
    Bounds3 marks

    A car covers 320 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.

  5. 5
    Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks

    Solve 6x^2 + x - 1 = 0.

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