Daily Practice

Higher

9th October 1958

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

1
Standard Form2 marks
Work out (5 x 10^4) x (6 x 10^-6). Give your answer in standard form.
2
Simultaneous Equations3 marks
5 teas and 2 cakes cost £9.40. 3 teas and 4 cakes cost £10.40. Find the price of a tea.
3
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 25500 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
4
SOHCAHTOA (Trigonometry)3 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 18 cm and an angle of 43°. Work out the side opposite that angle, to 1 decimal place.
5
Probability Trees3 marks
1 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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