Daily Practice

Higher

20th November 1984

5 questions · 13 marks · Grades 6-7 · 61 question types in this band

1
Capture Recapture3 marks
55 beetles are marked and released. Later 27 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
2
Standard Form3 marks
Work out (16 x 10^10) / (2 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
3
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x + 2)(x - 5)(x + 2).
4
Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function2 marks
x : y = 2 : 5. Write y in terms of x.
5
Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 5 cm and one shorter side of 4 cm. Work out the other shorter side.

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