Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
20th April 2020
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 7 red, 3 blue and 3 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 1, 0.5, 2, 3. Which class contains the median?
- 3Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 530 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 17 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
- 4Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Simplify (x^2 - 64)/(x - 8).
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 108. Work out y when x = 6.
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