Daily Practice - Foundation Plus
Grades 4-6 - the Foundation / Higher crossover zone.
24th February 1998
- 1Expanding and Factorising Quadratics3 marks
Factorise x^2 - x - 42.
- 2Compound Interest and Depreciation3 marks
£1100 is invested at 2% compound interest per year. Work out the value after 5 years, to the nearest penny.
- 3Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 cm and one shorter side of 7 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
- 4Probability Trees3 marks
A bag holds 6 red and 4 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
- 5Scatter Graphs2 marks
A scatter graph plots a car's engine size and the miles it does per gallon. What type of correlation would you expect?
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