Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

17th June 1990

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
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x - 4)(x + 4)(x - 1).
3
Exchange Rates2 marks
£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. Convert 175 Swiss francs into pounds. Give your answer to the nearest penny.
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (-1, 3) and b is (5, 2). Work out 3a - 5b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/4 and 1/3. Work out the probability that both happen.

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