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Daily Practice - Higher Plus

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

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26th August 2024

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

  1. 1
    3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks

    A cuboid measures 8 cm by 9 cm by 11 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.

  2. 2
    Conditional Probability3 marks

    A bag holds 4 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?

  3. 3
    Histograms3 marks

    A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 5 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?

  4. 4
    Bounds3 marks

    A block has mass 790 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 21 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.

  5. 5
    Iteration3 marks

    Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (10x(n) + 8) with x(0) = 4. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.

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