Higher
11th December 1989
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
23 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
- 2Cumulative Frequency2 marks
A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 240 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
- 3Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £336 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
- 4Quadratic Formula3 marks
Work out the discriminant of 4x^2 + 5x + 10 = 0 and say how many real solutions it has.
- 5Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A price rises by 25% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
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