Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
24th January 2001
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 3 red and 7 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 40 < x <= 60 has a frequency density of 1.2. How many values are in that class?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 9 cm by 30 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
- 4Rearranging Harder Formulae3 marks
Make x the subject of 4x + 8 = y(x + 8).
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 81. Work out y when x = 2.
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