Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

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

30th January 1999

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

1
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 10 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
2
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 470 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.
3
Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Write 6/(x + 1) + 2/(x - 4) as a single fraction.
4
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 36. Work out the positive value of x when y = 441.
5
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 14 cm by 6 cm by 13 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.

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