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Daily Practice - Higher Plus

Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.

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2nd October 2023

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

  1. 1
    Conditional Probability3 marks

    A bag holds 7 red, 5 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?

  2. 2
    Histograms3 marks

    A histogram has four 20-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 1, 3, 2, 0.5. Which class contains the median?

  3. 3
    Bounds3 marks

    A block has mass 300 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 23 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.

  4. 4
    Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks

    Solve x^2 + y^2 = 841 and y = x + 1 simultaneously.

  5. 5
    Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks

    y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 36, y = 48. Work out y when x = 81.

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