Daily Practice

Higher

10th October 1978

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 6-7 · 61 question types in this band

1
Conditional Probability3 marks
13 students study Spanish and 4 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
2
Capture Recapture3 marks
60 beetles are marked and released. Later 72 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
3
Standard Form3 marks
Work out (36 x 10^9) / (6 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
4
Quadratic Formula3 marks
Work out the discriminant of 3x^2 - 8x + 9 = 0 and say how many real solutions it has.
5
Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function2 marks
x : y = 4 : 5. Write y in terms of x.

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