Daily Practice

Higher

4th January 1979

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

1
Standard Form2 marks
Work out (6 x 10^5) x (5 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
2
Simultaneous Equations3 marks
5 teas and 4 cakes cost £14.55. 3 teas and 3 cakes cost £9.45. Find the price of a tea.
3
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 5500 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
4
SOHCAHTOA (Trigonometry)3 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 8 cm and an angle of 26°. Work out the side adjacent to that angle, to 1 decimal place.
5
Probability Trees3 marks
2 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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