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Daily Practice - Higher

14th December 1996

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

1
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 324. Work out y when x = 8.
2
Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar shapes have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The smaller has an area of 19 cm^2. Work out the area of the larger.
3
Conditional Probability3 marks
10 students study Spanish and 5 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
4
Box Plots2 marks
A box plot has minimum 5, lower quartile 10, median 17, upper quartile 27 and maximum 37. Work out the interquartile range.
5
Surds2 marks
Write sqrt(72) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.

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