Daily Practice · Foundation Plus

Daily Practice - Foundation Plus

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

22nd January 2011

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

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £792 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x - 4)(x + 2).
3
Compound Interest and Depreciation3 marks
A van is worth £10000. It depreciates by 15% each year. Work out its value after 4 years, to the nearest penny.
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (1, -5) and b is (3, -4). Work out 4a - 3b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/2 and 1/2. Work out the probability that both happen.

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