Daily Practice · Foundation Plus

Daily Practice - Foundation Plus

10th April 1996

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 4-6 · 128 question types in this band

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £216 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Drawing Quadratic Graphs3 marks
Where does the curve y = x^2 + 7x + 6 cross the x-axis?
3
Ratio3 marks
Nia and Aisha share some money in the ratio 4 : 9. Aisha gets £55 more than Nia. How much was shared?
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (-4, -6) and b is (4, -2). Work out 5a - 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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