Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
31st March 2017
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 3 red and 7 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 3, 0.5, 2, 1. Which class contains the median?
- 3Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 16/sqrt(2), giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 4Proof2 marks
In an algebraic proof, how would you write the square of an odd number in terms of an integer n?
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 49, y = 28. Work out y when x = 9.
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