Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

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

5th March 2016

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

1
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 4 cm by 5 cm by 9 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
2
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 2 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/5. Work out n.
3
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 10 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
4
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 850 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 6 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
5
Proof2 marks
In an algebraic proof, how would you write the product of two consecutive integers in terms of an integer n?

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