Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

17th September 1984

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

1
Solving Equations3 marks
Solve 7(x - 3) = 21.
2
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 21000 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
3
Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar shapes have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The smaller has an area of 11 cm^2. Work out the area of the larger.
4
Probability (Higher)3 marks
A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
5
Capture Recapture3 marks
10 beetles are marked and released. Later 15 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.

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