Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
31st December 1999
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 7 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
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 1, 2, 3, 0.5. Which class contains the median?
- 3Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 132/sqrt(11), giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 4Inverse and Composite Functions3 marks
f(x) = 8x - 5. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 25. Work out y when x = 5.
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