Higher
19th September 1988
- 1The Product Rule for Counting2 marks
A meal deal has 5 mains, 7 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
- 2Quadratic Formula3 marks
Use the quadratic formula to solve 3x^2 - x - 6 = 0, to 2 decimal places.
- 3Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A price rises by 15% and then falls by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
- 4Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar shapes have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The smaller has an area of 20 cm^2. Work out the area of the larger.
- 5Conditional Probability3 marks
11 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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