Higher
15th October 1987
- 1Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 13000 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
- 2Sector Areas and Arc Lengths3 marks
A sector of a circle has radius 3 cm and angle 180°. Work out its area, to 1 decimal place.
- 3Conditional Probability3 marks
21 students study Spanish and 9 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
- 4Histograms2 marks
A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 5 values. Work out the frequency density.
- 5Fractional and Negative Indices2 marks
Write 9^-3 as a fraction.
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