Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

8th August 1956

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 4-6 · 128 question types in this band

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £480 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Forming and Solving Equations3 marks
5 consecutive whole numbers add up to 185. Work out the smallest of them.
3
Ratio3 marks
Ade and Bea share some money in the ratio 3 : 5. Bea gets £30 more than Ade. How much was shared?
4
Area and Circumference of Circles2 marks
A circle has a radius of 5 cm. Work out its circumference, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/4 and 1/2. Work out the probability that both happen.

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