Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

18th December 1978

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

1
Simultaneous Equations3 marks
2 teas and 3 cakes cost £7.10. 1 tea and 2 cakes cost £4.25. Find the price of a tea.
2
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 17000 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 3 years, to the nearest whole number.
3
SOHCAHTOA (Trigonometry)3 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 cm and an angle of 67°. Work out the side adjacent to that angle, to 1 decimal place.
4
Probability Trees3 marks
A bag holds 3 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
5
Frequency Trees3 marks
170 people were surveyed. 60 were adults, of whom 20 said yes. 20 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?

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