Daily Practice

Higher

25th August 1964

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

1
Capture Recapture3 marks
45 newts are marked and released. Later 40 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
2
Standard Form3 marks
Work out (40 x 10^9) / (8 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
3
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x + 1)(x - 4).
4
Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function2 marks
x : y = 5 : 8. Write y in terms of x.
5
Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.

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