Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

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

5th June 2010

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

1
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 14 cm by 13 cm by 14 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
2
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 2 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/3. Work out n.
3
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 25 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
4
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 170 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 4 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
5
The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence3 marks
Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence -1, 1, 5, 11, ...

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