Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
9th February 2015
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 15 cm by 3 cm by 4 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 3 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/3. Work out n.
- 3Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 400 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 23 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
- 5Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks
Solve 4x^2 + 4x - 15 = 0.
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