Daily Practice

Higher

30th October 1956

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 6-7 · 61 question types in this band

1
Capture Recapture3 marks
35 beetles are marked and released. Later 66 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.
2
Recurring Decimals to Fractions3 marks
Write the recurring decimal 0.6464... as a fraction in its simplest form.
3
Expanding and Factorising Quadratics3 marks
Factorise x^2 + 8x + 12.
4
Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function2 marks
x : y = 3 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
5
The Sine Rule3 marks
In triangle ABC, angle A is 40°, angle B is 48° and side a is 10 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.

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