Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

16th August 1958

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

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £120 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Expanding and Factorising2 marks
Factorise fully 56x + 56.
3
Compound Interest and Depreciation3 marks
A van is worth £11000. It depreciates by 20% each year. Work out its value after 3 years, to the nearest penny.
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (2, -2) and b is (4, -1). Work out 2a - 5b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/2 and 1/5. Work out the probability that both happen.

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