Higher
15th December 1986
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
25 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
- 2Cumulative Frequency2 marks
A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 80 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
- 3Surds2 marks
Write sqrt(50) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
- 4Drawing Quadratic Graphs2 marks
For the curve y = x^2 + 5x + 8, work out y when x = 0.
- 5Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A price rises by 25% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
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