Daily Practice · Foundation Plus

Daily Practice - Foundation Plus

Grades 4-6 - the Foundation / Higher crossover zone.

25th May 2008

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

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £648 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines3 marks
Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 4x - 8 that passes through (3, 15).
3
Exchange Rates2 marks
£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. Convert 800 Swiss francs into pounds. Give your answer to the nearest penny.
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (-2, -5) and b is (-4, 3). Work out 5a - 3b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/5 and 1/3. Work out the probability that both happen.

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