Foundation Plus
30th September 1985
- 1Forming and Solving Equations3 marks
The angles in a triangle are 2x°, x° and (x + 76)°. Form an equation and work out x.
- 2Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 37000 and grows by 5% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
- 3Transformations2 marks
The point (4, -4) is rotated 180° about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
- 4Probability (Higher)3 marks
A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
- 5Box Plots2 marks
A box plot has a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 31. Work out the range.
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