Daily Practice

Higher

13th September 1979

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

1
Bounds2 marks
A mass is 17.5 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the upper bound.
2
Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks
Factorise 20x^2 + x - 12.
3
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 8000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
4
Spheres and Cones3 marks
A sphere has radius 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
5
Probability Trees3 marks
5 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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