Daily Practice

Higher

15th May 1956

5 questions · 13 marks · Grades 6-7 · 61 question types in this band

1
Capture Recapture3 marks
60 voles are marked and released. Later 30 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.
2
Fractional and Negative Indices3 marks
Work out 27^(2/3).
3
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x - 1)(x + 2)(x - 1).
4
Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function2 marks
x : y = 5 : 9. Write y in terms of x.
5
Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 20 cm. Work out the other shorter side.

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