Daily Practice · Higher

Daily Practice - Higher

Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

23rd October 2006

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

1
Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A price rises by 15% and then falls by 10%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
2
Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar shapes have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The smaller has an area of 20 cm^2. Work out the area of the larger.
3
Conditional Probability3 marks
17 students study Spanish and 3 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
4
Cumulative Frequency2 marks
A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 112 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
5
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £768 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.

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