Foundation Plus
8th August 1985
- 1Best Buy Questions3 marks
A pack of 6 pencils costs £2.10. A pack of 24 costs £7.20. Which pack is better value?
- 2Vectors2 marks
a is the column vector (6, -7) and b is (3, -8). Work out a + b as a column vector.
- 3Probability Trees3 marks
2 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
- 4Cumulative Frequency2 marks
A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 188 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
- 5Error Intervals2 marks
A number y is 24 when truncated to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for y.
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