Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
6th October 2008
- 1Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 39 m/s to rest in 4 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
- 2Finding the Area of Any Triangle3 marks
A triangle has sides of 8 cm and 6 cm and an area of 20.78 cm^2. Work out the acute angle between those two sides, to the nearest degree.
- 3Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 8 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 15/28. Work out r.
- 4Histograms3 marks
On a histogram the bar for 0 < x <= 20 has a frequency density of 1.5. How many values are in that class?
- 5Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 260 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 24 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
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