Daily Practice

Higher

9th October 1959

5 questions · 13 marks · Grades 6-7 · 61 question types in this band

1
Capture Recapture2 marks
A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
2
Standard Form3 marks
Work out (25 x 10^12) / (5 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
3
Drawing Other Graphs: Cubic/Reciprocal2 marks
For the curve y = 2/x, work out y when x = 2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
4
Direct and Inverse Proportion3 marks
y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 20. Work out y when x = 14.
5
Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 1408 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.

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