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January 2006 - Foundation Plus 5-a-day

Every Foundation Plus sheet published in January 2006, with answers. Grades 4-6 - the Foundation / Higher crossover zone.

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January 2006

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 4-6

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Every sheet in January 2006

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  1. 1st January 2006Expand and simplify 9(8x + 4).
  2. 2nd January 2006A coach travels 90 km in 1 hour, then 80 km in 1.5 hours. Work out the average speed for the whole journey, to 1 decimal place.
  3. 3rd January 2006A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 8 cm and height 8 cm. The prism is 16 cm long. Work out its volume.
  4. 4th January 2006A bag holds 2 red and 5 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  5. 5th January 2006Of 68 students, 42 study French, 38 study German and 15 study both. How many study neither?
  6. 6th January 2006A meal deal has 4 mains, 3 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  7. 7th January 2006A line has equation y = 4x - 24. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  8. 8th January 2006Isla drives 125 km in 2.5 hours. Work out the average speed in km/h.
  9. 9th January 2006Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular 12-sided polygon.
  10. 10th January 2006A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
  11. 11th January 2006In a survey 5 households own 1 car, 8 own 2 cars and 5 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  12. 12th January 2006A bill is £96 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  13. 13th January 2006Solve 6(x - 8) = -12.
  14. 14th January 2006Red and blue marbles are in the ratio 2 : 3. There are 14 red marbles. How many marbles are there altogether?
  15. 15th January 2006The bearing of B from A is 236°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  16. 16th January 2006A bag holds 9 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  17. 17th January 2006A box plot has a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 47. Work out the range.
  18. 18th January 2006Work out (16 x 10^8) / (2 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  19. 19th January 2006Use v = u + at with u = 8, a = 2 and t = 6. Work out v.
  20. 20th January 2006A map has a scale of 1 : 10000. Two villages are 12 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
  21. 21st January 2006A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 5 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  22. 22nd January 2006A bag holds 8 red and 2 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  23. 23rd January 2006A line of best fit on a scatter graph has equation y = 2x + 36. Use it to estimate y when x = 2.
  24. 24th January 2006A meal deal has 8 mains, 3 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  25. 25th January 20065 teas and 3 cakes cost £12.50. 2 teas and 2 cakes cost £6.40. Find the price of a tea.
  26. 26th January 2006A pack of 5 sponges costs £2.50. A pack of 15 costs £7.35. Which pack is better value?
  27. 27th January 2006A trapezium has parallel sides of 14 cm and 24 cm, 14 cm apart. Work out its area.
  28. 28th January 2006A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
  29. 29th January 2006Four classes in order have frequencies 11, 4, 7, 7. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  30. 30th January 2006A bill is £672 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  31. 31st January 2006For the curve y = 55/x, work out y when x = 5, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.

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