Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
2nd March 2018
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 4 red, 4 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 2Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 3, 1, 0.5, 2. Which class contains the median?
- 3Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 20/sqrt(5), giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 4Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks
Solve x^2 + y^2 = 169 and y = x + 7 simultaneously.
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 25, y = 15. Work out y when x = 64.
You are looking at an earlier sheet. Today's sheet is the one that adds a day.
Your run is kept in this browser only, and there is no account.
Recent Higher Plus sheets
Every sheet is deterministic: the same date always regenerates the same five questions. All of March 2018, including the monthly compilation PDF.