Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

24th October 1986

5 questions · 13 marks · Grades 4-6 · 128 question types in this band

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £408 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Expanding and Factorising2 marks
Factorise fully 40x + 25.
3
Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function2 marks
In a club the ratio of girls to boys is 5 : 6. What fraction of the club are girls?
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (-6, -2) and b is (-1, 6). Work out 5a - 2b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/4 and 1/5. Work out the probability that both happen.

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