Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
1st October 2014
- 1Probability Equation Questions3 marks
The probability of winning a game is 1/5. A player expects 5 wins. How many games did they play?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 1, 0.5, 2, 3. Which class contains the median?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 9 cm by 20 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
- 4Rearranging Harder Formulae3 marks
Make x the subject of 7x + 2 = y(x + 2).
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 9, y = 9. Work out y when x = 81.
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