Foundation Plus
14th December 1981
- 1Forming and Solving Equations3 marks
The angles in a triangle are 2x°, x° and (x + 132)°. Form an equation and work out x.
- 2Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 11500 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
- 3Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar shapes have lengths in the ratio 1 : 5. The smaller has an area of 15 cm^2. Work out the area of the larger.
- 4Probability (Higher)3 marks
A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 50 times. How many heads would you expect?
- 5Box Plots2 marks
A box plot has a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 38. Work out the range.
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