Daily Practice

Higher

20th January 1978

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 moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
2
Fractional and Negative Indices3 marks
Work out 8^(2/3).
3
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x - 2)(x + 2)(x + 5).
4
Direct and Inverse Proportion3 marks
y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 20. Work out y when x = 8.
5
Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 5 cm and one shorter side of 3 cm. Work out the other shorter side.

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