Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
21st September 2016
- 1Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 25 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
- 2Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 6 cm by 20 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
- 3Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks
Solve x^2 + y^2 = 625 and y = x - 17 simultaneously.
- 4Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
On a velocity-time graph a car speeds up in a straight line from 8 m/s to 33 m/s over 10 seconds. Work out the acceleration.
- 53d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 14 cm by 11 cm by 9 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
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