Daily Practice

Higher

17th February 1959

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

1
Capture Recapture3 marks
30 voles are marked and released. Later 22 are caught, of which 2 are marked. Estimate the population.
2
Bounds2 marks
A mass is 280 kg, correct to the nearest 10. Write down the upper bound.
3
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x - 3)(x - 5)(x + 2).
4
Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function2 marks
x : y = 2 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
5
Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 17 cm and one shorter side of 8 cm. Work out the other shorter side.

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