Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

30th October 1978

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

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £48 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Forming and Solving Equations3 marks
4 consecutive whole numbers add up to 126. Work out the smallest of them.
3
Speed and Density2 marks
A train travels 75 km at an average speed of 30 km/h. How long does the journey take, in hours?
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (0, 1) and b is (2, -1). Work out 5a - 3b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/3 and 1/3. Work out the probability that both happen.

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