Daily Practice · Foundation Plus

Daily Practice - Foundation Plus

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

24th March 2013

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

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £48 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x + 1)(x + 5).
3
Exchange Rates2 marks
£1 is worth 1.15 euros. Convert 725 euros into pounds. Give your answer to the nearest penny.
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (1, -1) and b is (4, 0). Work out 3a - 4b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/4 and 1/4. Work out the probability that both happen.

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