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September 1998 - Foundation Plus 5-a-day

Every Foundation Plus sheet published in September 1998, with answers. Grades 4-6 - the Foundation / Higher crossover zone.

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September 1998

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 4-6

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Every sheet in September 1998

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  1. 1st September 1998A bag holds 2 red and 4 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  2. 2nd September 1998Four classes in order have frequencies 6, 3, 4, 11. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  3. 3rd September 1998A meal deal has 7 mains, 7 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  4. 4th September 1998For the curve y = -2/x, work out y when x = -1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  5. 5th September 1998Red and blue marbles are in the ratio 5 : 8. There are 40 red marbles. How many marbles are there altogether?
  6. 6th September 1998A trapezium has parallel sides of 5 cm and 9 cm, 14 cm apart. Work out its area.
  7. 7th September 1998A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  8. 8th September 199830 voles are marked and released. Later 33 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  9. 9th September 1998A bill is £312 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  10. 10th September 1998Factorise x^2 - 81.
  11. 11th September 1998A map has a scale of 1 : 50000. Two villages are 3.5 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
  12. 12th September 1998Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 105°, 107° and 66°. Work out the fourth.
  13. 13th September 1998A bag holds 6 red and 2 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  14. 14th September 1998A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 132 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  15. 15th September 1998Work out (45 x 10^8) / (5 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  16. 16th September 1998Does the point (-1, -5) satisfy y > -4x - 4?
  17. 17th September 1998A pack of 10 batteries costs £6.00. A pack of 20 costs £11.80. Which pack is better value?
  18. 18th September 1998A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 14 cm and height 13 cm. The prism is 11 cm long. Work out its volume.
  19. 19th September 1998A bag holds 2 red and 8 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  20. 20th September 1998110 people were surveyed. 30 were adults, of whom 15 said yes. 20 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  21. 21st September 1998A meal deal has 7 mains, 6 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  22. 22nd September 1998A line has gradient -1 and passes through (1, -10). Work out its equation.
  23. 23rd September 1998Work out 30% of 380.
  24. 24th September 1998Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular 12-sided polygon.
  25. 25th September 1998A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.4. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
  26. 26th September 1998A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 17, median 22, upper quartile 27 and maximum 31. Work out the interquartile range.
  27. 27th September 1998A bill is £672 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  28. 28th September 1998Make x the subject of y = 2x^2 - 6.
  29. 29th September 1998Write the ratio 7 : 63 in the form 1 : n.
  30. 30th September 1998The bearing of B from A is 277°. Work out the bearing of A from B.

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