Higher
21st October 1978
- 1Spheres and Cones3 marks
A cone has base radius 6 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
- 2Probability Trees3 marks
A bag holds 7 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
- 3Box Plots2 marks
A box plot has minimum 10, lower quartile 17, median 23, upper quartile 28 and maximum 30. Work out the interquartile range.
- 4Standard Form3 marks
Work out (6 x 10^10) / (3 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
- 5Inequalities on Graphs2 marks
A region is defined by y <= -2x - 6. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
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