Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

14th August 1979

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

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £888 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x + 2)(x + 3)(x + 4).
3
Ratio2 marks
Sanjay and Musa share £234 in the ratio 4 : 9. How much does Sanjay get?
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (-1, -6) and b is (6, 3). Work out 3a - 4b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/5 and 1/5. Work out the probability that both happen.

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