Foundation Plus
14th February 1977
- 1Solving Equations3 marks
Solve 5(x + 8) = 70.
- 2Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 28500 and grows by 3% 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 : 3. The smaller has an area of 18 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 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
- 5Capture Recapture3 marks
45 beetles are marked and released. Later 72 are caught, of which 9 are marked. Estimate the population.
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