Daily Practice · Higher

Daily Practice - Higher

9th May 1997

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

1
Probability Trees3 marks
4 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
2
Capture Recapture2 marks
A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
3
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £768 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
4
Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks
Factorise 8x^2 + 22x + 15.
5
Direct and Inverse Proportion3 marks
y is directly proportional to x. When x = 3, y = 27. Work out y when x = 8.

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