Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
19th November 2016
- 1Probability Equation Questions3 marks
The probability of winning a game is 3/8. A player expects 27 wins. How many games did they play?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 0.5, 2, 1, 3. Which class contains the median?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A car covers 740 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 8 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
- 4The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence2 marks
A quadratic sequence starts 5, 23, 49, 83. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 18. Work out y when x = 3.
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