Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

11th April 1989

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 4-6 · 128 question types in this band

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £264 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Solving Quadratics3 marks
Solve x^2 + x - 20 = 0.
3
Ratio2 marks
Mia and Anika share £120 in the ratio 3 : 7. How much does Mia get?
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (1, -1) and b is (1, 1). Work out 4a - 3b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/3 and 1/5. Work out the probability that both happen.

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