Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

4th March 1962

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

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £960 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Solving Quadratics3 marks
Solve x^2 - x - 12 = 0.
3
Exchange Rates2 marks
£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. Convert 700 Swiss francs into pounds. Give your answer to the nearest penny.
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (-1, -4) and b is (2, -5). Work out 5a - 4b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/2 and 1/4. Work out the probability that both happen.

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