Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
31st December 2014
- 1Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 16-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 2Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 26 cm by 15 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
- 3Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Write 3/(x - 5) + 7/(x + 3) as a single fraction.
- 4Velocity Time Graphs3 marks
A cyclist speeds up steadily from 5 m/s to 11 m/s over 6 seconds. Use the area under the velocity-time graph to find the distance travelled.
- 53d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 14 cm by 12 cm by 7 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
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