Daily Practice - Foundation Plus
Grades 4-6 - the Foundation / Higher crossover zone.
25th July 2008
- 1Solving Equations3 marks
Solve 6(x + 6) = 60.
- 2Proportion2 marks
7 identical batteries cost £7.70. Work out the cost of 9 of the same batteries.
- 3Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar shapes have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The smaller has an area of 18 cm^2. Work out the area of the larger.
- 4Probability (Higher)3 marks
A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
- 5Capture Recapture3 marks
45 beetles are marked and released. Later 80 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
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