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Daily Practice - Higher Plus

Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.

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17th February 2009

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

  1. 1
    Conditional Probability3 marks

    A bag holds 5 red, 3 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?

  2. 2
    Histograms3 marks

    A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 1, 3, 0.5, 2. Which class contains the median?

  3. 3
    Surds3 marks

    Expand and simplify (6 + sqrt(6))(6 - sqrt(6)).

  4. 4
    Algebraic Fractions3 marks

    Simplify (x^2 - 13x + 40)/(x - 8).

  5. 5
    Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks

    y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 32. Work out y when x = 4.

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