Daily Practice

Higher

27th November 1978

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

1
Conditional Probability3 marks
11 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
2
Cumulative Frequency2 marks
A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 224 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
3
Recurring Decimals to Fractions3 marks
Write the recurring decimal 0.9191... as a fraction in its simplest form.
4
Quadratic Formula3 marks
Work out the discriminant of x^2 - 5x + 9 = 0 and say how many real solutions it has.
5
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A price rises by 25% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.

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