Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

14th February 1986

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 4-6 · 128 question types in this band

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £216 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x - 2)(x - 4)(x + 3).
3
Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function2 marks
In a club the ratio of girls to boys is 2 : 5. What fraction of the club are girls?
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (5, -4) and b is (-5, 6). Work out 3a - 4b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/4 and 1/2. Work out the probability that both happen.

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