Higher
21st January 1989
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
16 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
- 2Box Plots2 marks
A box plot has minimum 10, lower quartile 12, median 18, upper quartile 21 and maximum 27. Work out the interquartile range.
- 3The Product Rule for Counting3 marks
A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
- 4Drawing Quadratic Graphs2 marks
For the curve y = x^2 - 2x - 9, work out y when x = -2.
- 5Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 28. Work out y when x = 3.
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