Daily Practice

Higher

29th January 1990

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

1
Cumulative Frequency2 marks
A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 132 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
2
Recurring Decimals to Fractions3 marks
Write the recurring decimal 0.4949... as a fraction in its simplest form.
3
Expanding and Factorising Quadratics3 marks
Factorise x^2 - x - 30.
4
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A price rises by 10% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
5
The Sine Rule3 marks
In triangle ABC, angle A is 62°, angle B is 36° and side a is 19 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.

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