Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

9th November 1983

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 4-6 · 128 question types in this band

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £240 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Solving Quadratics3 marks
Solve x^2 - 12x + 36 = 0.
3
Ratio3 marks
Mia and Callum share some money in the ratio 5 : 9. Callum gets £36 more than Mia. How much was shared?
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (-1, -1) and b is (3, -2). Work out 5a - 4b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/3 and 1/5. Work out the probability that both happen.

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