Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
8th August 1998
- 1Conditional 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?
- 2Histograms3 marks
On a histogram the bar for 30 < x <= 50 has a frequency density of 1.5. How many values are in that class?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A car covers 130 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 4 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
- 4Inverse and Composite Functions3 marks
f(x) = 5x + 2. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
- 5Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 27 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
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