Daily Practice

Higher

18th December 1972

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 6-7 · 61 question types in this band

1
Fractional and Negative Indices3 marks
Work out 25^(3/2).
2
Simultaneous Equations3 marks
3 teas and 2 cakes cost £7.65. 2 teas and 3 cakes cost £8.10. Find the price of a tea.
3
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A price rises by 15% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
4
SOHCAHTOA (Trigonometry)3 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 cm and an angle of 38°. Work out the side opposite that angle, to 1 decimal place.
5
Probability Trees3 marks
2 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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