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July 1997 - Foundation Plus 5-a-day

Every Foundation Plus sheet published in July 1997, with answers. Grades 4-6 - the Foundation / Higher crossover zone.

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July 1997

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 4-6

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Every sheet in July 1997

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  1. 1st July 1997A trapezium has parallel sides of 5 cm and 14 cm, 6 cm apart. Work out its area.
  2. 2nd July 1997A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.4. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
  3. 3rd July 1997Grouped data has five classes of width 5, the first being 5 < x <= 10. The frequencies in order are 3, 21, 7, 11, 16. Write down the modal class.
  4. 4th July 1997A bill is £888 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  5. 5th July 1997Expand and simplify 7(5x + 8).
  6. 6th July 1997Rohan drives 120 km in 3 hours. Work out the average speed in km/h.
  7. 7th July 1997Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 98°, 73° and 61°. Work out the fourth.
  8. 8th July 1997A bag holds 4 red and 7 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  9. 9th July 1997Of 55 students, 15 study French, 35 study German and 8 study both. How many study neither?
  10. 10th July 1997Work out (49 x 10^8) / (7 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  11. 11th July 1997A line has equation y = 6x - 6. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  12. 12th July 1997Red and blue raffle tickets are in the ratio 3 : 8. There are 33 red raffle tickets. How many raffle tickets are there altogether?
  13. 13th July 1997A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 8 cm and height 7 cm. The prism is 16 cm long. Work out its volume.
  14. 14th July 1997A bag holds 2 red and 8 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  15. 15th July 1997In a survey 4 households own 1 car, 6 own 2 cars and 3 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  16. 16th July 1997A meal deal has 7 mains, 4 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  17. 17th July 1997Solve 5(x - 7) = 0.
  18. 18th July 1997A map has a scale of 1 : 10000. Two villages are 6 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
  19. 19th July 1997Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular pentagon.
  20. 20th July 1997A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.2. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  21. 21st July 1997A box plot has a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 60. Work out the range.
  22. 22nd July 1997A bill is £696 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  23. 23rd July 1997Use v = u + at with u = 7, a = 2 and t = 3. Work out v.
  24. 24th July 1997A pack of 7 pencils costs £1.75. A pack of 28 costs £5.32. Which pack is better value?
  25. 25th July 1997The bearing of B from A is 063°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  26. 26th July 1997A bag holds 3 red and 8 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  27. 27th July 1997A line of best fit on a scatter graph has equation y = 6x + 35. Use it to estimate y when x = 3.
  28. 28th July 1997Work out (16 x 10^9) / (8 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  29. 29th July 19975 teas and 4 cakes cost £23.00. 4 teas and 5 cakes cost £24.25. Find the price of a tea.
  30. 30th July 1997Work out 40% of 160.
  31. 31st July 1997A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 4 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.

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