Daily Practice

Higher

23rd September 1986

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

1
Capture Recapture3 marks
55 voles are marked and released. Later 72 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
2
Fractional and Negative Indices3 marks
Work out 16^(3/2).
3
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x - 2)(x + 1)(x + 4).
4
Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function2 marks
x : y = 5 : 6. Write y in terms of x.
5
Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 41 cm and one shorter side of 9 cm. Work out the other shorter side.

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