Daily Practice · Foundation Plus
February 1987 5-a-day
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- 1st February 1987A bag holds 3 red and 7 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
- 2nd February 1987A line of best fit on a scatter graph has equation y = 2x + 36. Use it to estimate y when x = 5.
- 3rd February 1987A meal deal has 7 mains, 5 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
- 4th February 19874 teas and 3 cakes cost £7.45. 2 teas and 5 cakes cost £8.45. Find the price of a tea.
- 5th February 1987A pack of 6 pencils costs £3.00. A pack of 18 costs £8.46. Which pack is better value?
- 6th February 1987Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular octagon.
- 7th February 1987A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
- 8th February 1987Four classes in order have frequencies 12, 8, 8, 6. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
- 9th February 1987A bill is £288 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
- 10th February 1987For the curve y = -20/x, work out y when x = 10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
- 11th February 1987Work out 15% of 160.
- 12th February 1987The bearing of B from A is 320°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
- 13th February 1987A bag holds 10 red and 2 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
- 14th February 198715 newts are marked and released. Later 24 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
- 15th February 1987Work out (27 x 10^10) / (3 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
- 16th February 1987Factorise x^2 - 81.
- 17th February 1987Write the ratio 5 : 30 in the form 1 : n.
- 18th February 1987A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 4 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
- 19th February 1987A bag holds 2 red and 8 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
- 20th February 1987A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 92 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
- 21st February 1987A meal deal has 4 mains, 6 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
- 22nd February 1987Does the point (1, -15) satisfy y > -4x - 8?
- 23rd February 1987A coach travels 30 km in 1.5 hours, then 40 km in 2 hours. Work out the average speed for the whole journey, to 1 decimal place.
- 24th February 1987A trapezium has parallel sides of 14 cm and 18 cm, 4 cm apart. Work out its area.
- 25th February 1987A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.4. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
- 26th February 1987200 people were surveyed. 30 were adults, of whom 5 said yes. 15 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
- 27th February 1987A bill is £432 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
- 28th February 1987A line has gradient 4 and passes through (5, 26). Work out its equation.