Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

17th March 1978

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

1
Solving Equations3 marks
Solve 3(x + 2) = 30.
2
Proportion2 marks
5 identical notebooks cost £4.25. Work out the cost of 5 of the same notebooks.
3
Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar shapes have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The smaller has an area of 10 cm^2. Work out the area of the larger.
4
Probability (Higher)3 marks
A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
5
Capture Recapture3 marks
25 voles are marked and released. Later 32 are caught, of which 4 are marked. Estimate the population.

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