Daily Practice

Higher

13th August 1984

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

1
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A price rises by 20% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
2
SOHCAHTOA (Trigonometry)3 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 16 cm and an angle of 32°. Work out the side adjacent to that angle, to 1 decimal place.
3
Probability Trees3 marks
6 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
4
Cumulative Frequency2 marks
A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 144 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
5
Standard Form3 marks
Work out (4 x 10^7) / (2 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.

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