Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

8th August 1978

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 4-6 · 128 question types in this band

1
Simultaneous Equations3 marks
4 teas and 2 cakes cost £11.30. 1 tea and 2 cakes cost £4.70. Find the price of a tea.
2
Compound Interest and Depreciation3 marks
£3100 is invested at 3% compound interest per year. Work out the value after 2 years, to the nearest penny.
3
Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar shapes have lengths in the ratio 1 : 5. The smaller has an area of 27 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 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
5
Frequency Trees3 marks
180 people were surveyed. 90 were adults, of whom 25 said yes. 30 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?

You are looking at an earlier sheet. Today's sheet is the one that adds a day.

Your run is kept in this browser only, and there is no account.

Any date always gives the same five questions, so a sheet can be set again or shared. All of August 1978, including the monthly compilation PDF.