Higher
10th September 1973
- 1Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A price rises by 15% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
- 2Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar shapes have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The smaller has an area of 29 cm^2. Work out the area of the larger.
- 3Conditional Probability3 marks
15 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
- 4Cumulative Frequency2 marks
A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 164 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
- 5Fractional and Negative Indices2 marks
Write 4^-3 as a fraction.
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