Higher
23rd August 1978
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
31 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
- 2Cumulative Frequency2 marks
Four classes in order have frequencies 8, 10, 10, 4. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
- 3Surds2 marks
Write sqrt(98) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
- 4Quadratic Formula3 marks
Use the quadratic formula to solve 3x^2 - 8x - 8 = 0, to 2 decimal places.
- 5Speed and Density2 marks
A block has volume 130 cm^3 and density 2.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
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