Foundation Plus
25th July 1960
- 1Expanding and Factorising Quadratics3 marks
Factorise x^2 - 4x - 21.
- 2Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 35000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
- 3Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar shapes have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The smaller has an area of 21 cm^2. Work out the area of the larger.
- 4Probability (Higher)3 marks
A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
- 5Scatter Graphs2 marks
A scatter graph plots a house's floor area and its asking price. What type of correlation would you expect?
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