Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
25th September 1999
- 1Vectors Proof Questions3 marks
In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = a - b and vector RS = 3a - 3b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
The probability of winning a game is 4/5. A player expects 16 wins. How many games did they play?
- 3Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 15-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Bounds3 marks
A car covers 490 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 6 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
- 5Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Write 7/(x - 1) + 2/(x + 5) as a single fraction.
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