Daily Practice · Foundation Plus

Daily Practice - Foundation Plus

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

16th February 2013

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

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £96 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Solving Quadratics3 marks
Solve x^2 - 9x + 8 = 0.
3
Compound Interest and Depreciation3 marks
A van is worth £7000. It depreciates by 12% each year. Work out its value after 4 years, to the nearest penny.
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (6, 5) and b is (6, 0). Work out 4a - 5b 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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