Daily Practice

Higher

18th March 1958

5 questions · 12 marks · Grades 6-7 · 61 question types in this band

1
Capture Recapture3 marks
10 newts are marked and released. Later 9 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
2
The Product Rule for Counting2 marks
A meal deal has 8 mains, 8 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
3
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x + 2)(x - 5)(x + 4).
4
Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function2 marks
x : y = 3 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
5
Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 16 cm. Work out the other shorter side.

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