Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
13th January 2018
- 1Probability Equation Questions3 marks
The probability of winning a game is 4/5. A player expects 12 wins. How many games did they play?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 1, 2, 3, 0.5. Which class contains the median?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A car covers 280 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 5 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
- 4Completing the Square3 marks
Write x^2 - 2x + 8 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 9, y = 21. Work out y when x = 64.
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