Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

29th August 1976

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

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £936 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Forming and Solving Equations3 marks
3 consecutive whole numbers add up to 48. Work out the smallest of them.
3
Exchange Rates2 marks
£1 is worth 1.24 US dollars. Convert 200 US dollars into pounds. Give your answer to the nearest penny.
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (3, 1) and b is (-3, 6). Work out 4a - 2b 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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