Daily Practice

Higher

7th November 1957

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

1
Fractional and Negative Indices2 marks
Write 2^-1 as a fraction.
2
Simultaneous Equations3 marks
4 teas and 1 cake cost £6.10. 2 teas and 2 cakes cost £6.80. Find the price of a tea.
3
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 34500 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
4
SOHCAHTOA (Trigonometry)3 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 9 cm and an angle of 66°. Work out the side opposite that angle, to 1 decimal place.
5
Probability Trees3 marks
4 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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