Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

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

16th March 2014

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

1
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 15 cm by 6 cm by 3 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
2
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 6 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/2. Work out n.
3
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 10 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
4
Bounds3 marks
x = 113 and y = 81, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
5
Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Simplify (x^2 + 10x + 16)/(x + 2).

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