Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
5th November 2005
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 7 red, 6 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 1, 0.5, 3, 2. Which class contains the median?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A car covers 590 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.
- 4Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks
Solve 5x^2 - 34x + 24 = 0.
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 4. Work out y when x = 2.
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