Daily Practice

Higher

24th October 1988

5 questions · 13 marks · Grades 6-7 · 61 question types in this band

1
Cumulative Frequency2 marks
A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 192 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
2
Recurring Decimals to Fractions3 marks
Write the recurring decimal 0.1414... as a fraction in its simplest form.
3
Drawing Other Graphs: Cubic/Reciprocal2 marks
For the curve y = 20/x, work out y when x = 2, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
4
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A price rises by 10% and then falls by 15%. 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 : 3. The larger has a volume of 756 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.

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