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May 2005 - Foundation Plus 5-a-day

Every Foundation Plus sheet published in May 2005, with answers. Grades 4-6 - the Foundation / Higher crossover zone.

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May 2005

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 4-6

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Every sheet in May 2005

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st May 2005Ellis drives 175 km in 2.5 hours. Work out the average speed in km/h.
  2. 2nd May 2005Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular octagon.
  3. 3rd May 2005A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
  4. 4th May 2005A line of best fit on a scatter graph has equation y = 2x + 32. Use it to estimate y when x = 6.
  5. 5th May 2005A bill is £336 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  6. 6th May 20052 teas and 3 cakes cost £8.45. 1 tea and 2 cakes cost £5.10. Find the price of a tea.
  7. 7th May 2005Red and blue raffle tickets are in the ratio 2 : 9. There are 24 red raffle tickets. How many raffle tickets are there altogether?
  8. 8th May 2005The bearing of B from A is 194°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  9. 9th May 2005A bag holds 3 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  10. 10th May 2005Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 12, 11, 9. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  11. 11th May 2005Work out (49 x 10^11) / (7 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  12. 12th May 2005For the curve y = 6/x, work out y when x = 1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  13. 13th May 2005A map has a scale of 1 : 10000. Two villages are 7 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
  14. 14th May 2005A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 8 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  15. 15th May 2005A bag holds 4 red and 7 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  16. 16th May 200510 newts are marked and released. Later 15 are caught, of which 3 are marked. Estimate the population.
  17. 17th May 2005A meal deal has 7 mains, 3 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  18. 18th May 2005Factorise x^2 + 3x - 28.
  19. 19th May 2005A pack of 8 sponges costs £4.00. A pack of 24 costs £11.04. Which pack is better value?
  20. 20th May 2005A trapezium has parallel sides of 7 cm and 15 cm, 12 cm apart. Work out its area.
  21. 21st May 2005A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  22. 22nd May 2005A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 140 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  23. 23rd May 2005A bill is £480 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  24. 24th May 2005Does the point (-2, -5) satisfy y > 2x + 2?
  25. 25th May 2005Work out 40% of 300.
  26. 26th May 2005Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 71°, 110° and 124°. Work out the fourth.
  27. 27th May 2005A bag holds 7 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  28. 28th May 2005130 people were surveyed. 90 were adults, of whom 30 said yes. 15 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  29. 29th May 2005Work out (40 x 10^7) / (8 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
  30. 30th May 2005A line has gradient 2 and passes through (5, 12). Work out its equation.
  31. 31st May 2005Write the ratio 8 : 40 in the form 1 : n.

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