Daily Practice · Foundation Plus

Daily Practice - Foundation Plus

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

22nd December 2009

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

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £576 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x - 2)(x + 4)(x - 2).
3
Ratio2 marks
Anika and Isla share £77 in the ratio 5 : 6. How much does Anika get?
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (5, -3) and b is (-5, 0). Work out 5a - 4b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/5 and 1/2. Work out the probability that both happen.

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