Daily Practice

Higher

4th May 1987

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

1
Recurring Decimals to Fractions3 marks
Write the recurring decimal 0.7575... as a fraction in its simplest form.
2
Solving Quadratics3 marks
Solve x^2 - 17x + 72 = 0.
3
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A price rises by 25% and then falls by 15%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
4
Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent2 marks
A line has gradient 5. Work out the gradient of a line perpendicular to it.
5
Conditional Probability3 marks
13 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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