Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

8th September 1981

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

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £288 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Solving Quadratics3 marks
Solve x^2 + 2x - 24 = 0.
3
Ratio2 marks
Idris and Anika share £182 in the ratio 4 : 9. How much does Idris get?
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (3, -2) and b is (-5, 1). Work out 5a - 2b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/3 and 1/2. Work out the probability that both happen.

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