Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
29th September 2014
- 1Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 13 m/s to rest in 8 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
- 2The Cosine Rule3 marks
A triangle has sides of 9 cm and 7 cm with an angle of 61° between them. Work out the third side, to 1 decimal place.
- 3Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 4 red, 6 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 4Histograms3 marks
On a histogram the bar for 0 < x <= 5 has a frequency density of 1.5. How many values are in that class?
- 5Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 850 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 3 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
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