Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
27th September 2017
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red and 5 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 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 3, 2, 0.5, 1. Which class contains the median?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 5 cm by 29 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
- 4Quadratic Inequalities3 marks
Solve x^2 + 4x + 3 < 0.
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 36. Work out y when x = 6.
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