Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

14th November 1982

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

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £264 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x - 1)(x + 2).
3
Exchange Rates2 marks
£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. Convert 675 Swiss francs into pounds. Give your answer to the nearest penny.
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (-5, -5) and b is (-5, 0). Work out 4a - 2b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/2 and 1/3. Work out the probability that both happen.

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