Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

5th December 1978

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

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £432 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Drawing Quadratic Graphs3 marks
Where does the curve y = x^2 + 5x - 14 cross the x-axis?
3
Ratio2 marks
Tomasz and Anika share £56 in the ratio 3 : 4. How much does Tomasz get?
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (-6, -2) and b is (0, 2). Work out 4a - 3b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/2 and 1/5. Work out the probability that both happen.

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