Foundation Plus
9th March 1987
- 1Probability Trees3 marks
A bag holds 4 red and 2 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
- 2Frequency Trees3 marks
150 people were surveyed. 70 were adults, of whom 30 said yes. 10 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
- 3Prime Factors, HCF and LCM3 marks
Write 120 as a product of its prime factors, using index form.
- 4Simultaneous Equations3 marks
3 teas and 1 cake cost £8.05. 3 teas and 5 cakes cost £16.85. Find the price of a tea.
- 5Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 23000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
You are looking at an earlier sheet. Today's sheet is the one that adds a day.
Your run is kept in this browser only, and there is no account.
Recent Foundation Plus sheets
Any date always gives the same five questions, so a sheet can be set again or shared. All of March 1987, including the monthly compilation PDF.