Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

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

9th September 2009

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

1
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 8 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
2
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 1, 0.5, 3, 2. Which class contains the median?
3
Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 20 cm by 24 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
4
Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Simplify (x^2 - 13x + 40)/(x - 5).
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 25, y = 25. Work out y when x = 4.

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