Daily Practice

Higher

30th May 1988

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

1
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A price rises by 15% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
2
Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar shapes have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The smaller has an area of 5 cm^2. Work out the area of the larger.
3
Conditional Probability3 marks
17 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
4
Cumulative Frequency2 marks
A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 128 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
5
Standard Form3 marks
Work out (16 x 10^8) / (8 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.

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