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Daily Practice - Higher

24th January 1997

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 - 2).
2
Direct and Inverse Proportion3 marks
y is directly proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 12. Work out y when x = 6.
3
Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one shorter side of 5 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
4
Venn Diagrams3 marks
In a Venn diagram, 17 are in A only, 12 in B only, 5 in both and 5 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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