Daily Practice

Higher

25th October 1956

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 6-7 · 61 question types in this band

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £648 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Drawing Quadratic Graphs2 marks
For the curve y = x^2 - 3x - 10, work out y when x = -3.
3
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 3000 and grows by 3% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
4
Sector Areas and Arc Lengths3 marks
A sector of a circle has radius 11 cm and angle 120°. Work out its area, to 1 decimal place.
5
Conditional Probability3 marks
17 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.

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