Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

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

14th October 2011

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

1
Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Simplify (x^2 + 4x - 32)/(x + 8).
2
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 72. Work out the positive value of x when y = 98.
3
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 14 cm by 5 cm by 8 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
4
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 3 red and 7 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
5
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 5 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?

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