Daily Practice

Higher

18th November 1960

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

1
Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 cm and one shorter side of 9 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
2
Venn Diagrams3 marks
In a Venn diagram, 14 are in A only, 12 in B only, 7 in both and 9 in neither. Work out the probability a random one is in both.
3
Capture Recapture2 marks
A capture-recapture estimate is made of the beetle population of a woodland. State one assumption the method relies on.
4
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £384 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
5
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x + 3)(x - 5).

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