Daily Practice

Higher

25th November 1985

5 questions · 12 marks · Grades 6-7 · 61 question types in this band

1
Spheres and Cones3 marks
A cone has base radius 3 cm and vertical height 12 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
2
Probability Trees3 marks
A bag holds 5 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
3
Cumulative Frequency2 marks
A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 68 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
4
Surds2 marks
Write sqrt(72) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
5
Inequalities on Graphs2 marks
A region is defined by y < x + 8. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?

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