Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

30th November 1979

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

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £192 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Forming and Solving Equations3 marks
4 consecutive whole numbers add up to 82. Work out the smallest of them.
3
Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function2 marks
In a club the ratio of girls to boys is 5 : 9. What fraction of the club are girls?
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (-1, 1) and b is (4, 6). Work out 4a - 5b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/2 and 1/4. Work out the probability that both happen.

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