Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

2nd March 1983

5 questions · 15 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
Forming and Solving Equations3 marks
4 consecutive whole numbers add up to 70. Work out the smallest of them.
3
Ratio3 marks
Aisha and Jacob share some money in the ratio 2 : 9. Jacob gets £63 more than Aisha. How much was shared?
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (3, -5) and b is (-6, -1). Work out 2a - 5b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/4 and 1/5. Work out the probability that both happen.

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