Foundation Plus
21st December 1982
- 1Expanding and Factorising Quadratics3 marks
Factorise x^2 + 8x + 16.
- 2Compound Interest and Depreciation3 marks
£2900 is invested at 3% compound interest per year. Work out the value after 4 years, to the nearest penny.
- 3Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
- 4Probability Trees3 marks
A bag holds 2 red and 10 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
- 5Scatter Graphs2 marks
A scatter graph plots a car's engine size and the miles it does per gallon. What type of correlation would you expect?
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