Daily Practice

Higher

20th December 1990

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 6-7 · 61 question types in this band

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £936 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Simultaneous Equations3 marks
2 teas and 3 cakes cost £13.50. 2 teas and 4 cakes cost £16.40. Find the price of a tea.
3
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 26500 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
4
SOHCAHTOA (Trigonometry)3 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 17 cm and an angle of 36°. Work out the side adjacent to that angle, to 1 decimal place.
5
Probability Trees3 marks
2 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.

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