Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
24th January 1999
- 1Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 30-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 2Bounds3 marks
x = 80 and y = 12, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
- 3Rearranging Harder Formulae3 marks
Make x the subject of 7x + 5 = y(x + 5).
- 4Velocity Time Graphs3 marks
A tram runs at 18 m/s for 10 s, then slows steadily to rest over 4 s. Work out its average speed for the whole journey, to 2 decimal places.
- 53d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 12 cm by 3 cm by 4 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
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