Foundation Plus
21st July 1986
- 1Simultaneous Equations3 marks
3 teas and 1 cake cost £7.70. 2 teas and 2 cakes cost £9.60. Find the price of a tea.
- 2Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 28500 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
- 3SOHCAHTOA (Trigonometry)3 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 24 cm and an angle of 59°. Work out the side adjacent to that angle, to 1 decimal place.
- 4Probability Trees3 marks
A bag holds 5 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
- 5Frequency Trees3 marks
110 people were surveyed. 40 were adults, of whom 5 said yes. 20 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
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