Foundation Plus
14th December 1965
- 1Simultaneous Equations3 marks
5 teas and 3 cakes cost £15.40. 4 teas and 2 cakes cost £11.80. Find the price of a tea.
- 2Compound Interest and Depreciation3 marks
£3300 is invested at 3% compound interest per year. Work out the value after 3 years, to the nearest penny.
- 3SOHCAHTOA (Trigonometry)3 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 cm and an angle of 26°. Work out the side adjacent to that angle, to 1 decimal place.
- 4Probability Trees3 marks
A bag holds 5 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
- 5Frequency Trees3 marks
230 people were surveyed. 90 were adults, of whom 45 said yes. 55 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
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