Daily Practice

Higher

23rd November 1987

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

1
Cumulative Frequency2 marks
A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 72 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
2
Standard Form2 marks
Work out (6 x 10^6) x (2 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
3
Drawing Other Graphs: Cubic/Reciprocal2 marks
For the curve y = -60/x, work out y when x = -5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
4
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A price rises by 20% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
5
Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 112 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.

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