Daily Practice

Higher

29th October 1979

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

1
Conditional Probability3 marks
26 students study Spanish and 11 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 168 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
3
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £528 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
4
Quadratic Formula3 marks
Use the quadratic formula to solve 3x^2 - 11x - 9 = 0, to 2 decimal places.
5
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A price rises by 10% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.

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