Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

13th September 1980

5 questions · 15 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
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x - 2)(x - 5)(x - 5).
3
Compound Interest and Depreciation3 marks
A van is worth £12500. It depreciates by 10% each year. Work out its value after 4 years, to the nearest penny.
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (4, -1) and b is (-4, 1). Work out 4a - 4b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/2 and 1/2. Work out the probability that both happen.

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