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Daily Practice - Higher

23rd February 1996

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

1
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x - 5)(x - 4)(x + 3).
2
Direct and Inverse Proportion3 marks
y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 24. Work out y when x = 13.
3
Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 20 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
4
Venn Diagrams3 marks
In a Venn diagram, 11 are in A only, 17 in B only, 5 in both and 9 in neither. Work out the probability a random one is in both.
5
Capture Recapture2 marks
A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.

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