Daily Practice · Foundation Plus

Daily Practice - Foundation Plus

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

25th August 2009

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

1
Solving Equations3 marks
Solve 4(x + 8) = 48.
2
Compound Interest and Depreciation3 marks
£3500 is invested at 4% compound interest per year. Work out the value after 4 years, to the nearest penny.
3
Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar shapes have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The smaller has an area of 22 cm^2. Work out the area of the larger.
4
Probability (Higher)3 marks
A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.4. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
5
Capture Recapture3 marks
35 newts are marked and released. Later 72 are caught, of which 6 are marked. Estimate the population.

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