Daily Practice · Higher

Daily Practice - Higher

Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

← All tiers

10th December 2004

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

  1. 1
    Probability Trees3 marks

    3 of 5 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

  2. 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. 3
    Reverse Percentages3 marks

    A bill is £696 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.

  4. 4
    Simultaneous Equations3 marks

    5 teas and 3 cakes cost £12.40. 3 teas and 2 cakes cost £7.80. Find the price of a tea.

  5. 5
    Direct and Inverse Proportion3 marks

    y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 30. Work out y when x = 13.

You are looking at an earlier sheet. Today's sheet is the one that adds a day.

Your run is kept in this browser only, and there is no account.

Recent Higher sheets

Every sheet is deterministic: the same date always regenerates the same five questions. All of December 2004, including the monthly compilation PDF.