Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

11th September 1987

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

1
Probability (Higher)3 marks
A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.2. It is thrown 50 times. How many heads would you expect?
2
Capture Recapture3 marks
60 fish are marked and released. Later 72 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
3
Standard Form2 marks
Write 0.000556 in standard form.
4
Solving Equations3 marks
Solve 5(x + 1) = 25.
5
Proportion2 marks
7 identical notebooks cost £5.60. Work out the cost of 11 of the same notebooks.

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