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May 2012 - Foundation Plus 5-a-day

Every Foundation Plus sheet published in May 2012, with answers. Grades 4-6 - the Foundation / Higher crossover zone.

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May 2012

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 4-6

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Every sheet in May 2012

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 2012Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular decagon.
  2. 2nd May 2012A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.4. It is thrown 50 times. How many heads would you expect?
  3. 3rd May 2012Of 38 students, 8 study French, 20 study German and 3 study both. How many study neither?
  4. 4th May 2012A bill is £72 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  5. 5th May 2012A line has equation y = 6x - 24. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  6. 6th May 2012Leo drives 240 km in 3 hours. Work out the average speed in km/h.
  7. 7th May 2012The bearing of B from A is 312°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  8. 8th May 2012A bag holds 3 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  9. 9th May 2012In a survey 2 households own 1 car, 4 own 2 cars and 9 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  10. 10th May 2012Work out (32 x 10^6) / (4 x 10^2). Give your answer in standard form.
  11. 11th May 2012Solve 2(x - 6) = 12.
  12. 12th May 2012Red and blue sweets are in the ratio 3 : 7. There are 39 red sweets. How many sweets are there altogether?
  13. 13th May 2012A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 4 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  14. 14th May 2012A bag holds 6 red and 2 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  15. 15th May 2012A box plot has a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 46. Work out the range.
  16. 16th May 2012A meal deal has 4 mains, 6 sides and 2 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  17. 17th May 2012Use v = u + at with u = 10, a = 7 and t = 4. Work out v.
  18. 18th May 2012A map has a scale of 1 : 50000. Two villages are 10 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
  19. 19th May 2012A trapezium has parallel sides of 12 cm and 14 cm, 4 cm apart. Work out its area.
  20. 20th May 2012A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  21. 21st May 2012A line of best fit on a scatter graph has equation y = 6x + 10. Use it to estimate y when x = 7.
  22. 22nd May 2012A bill is £864 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  23. 23rd May 20125 teas and 2 cakes cost £14.45. 3 teas and 4 cakes cost £14.55. Find the price of a tea.
  24. 24th May 2012A pack of 5 batteries costs £1.75. A pack of 10 costs £3.20. Which pack is better value?
  25. 25th May 2012Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 78°, 92° and 47°. Work out the fourth.
  26. 26th May 2012A bag holds 3 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  27. 27th May 2012Four classes in order have frequencies 7, 11, 6, 9. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  28. 28th May 2012Work out (81 x 10^7) / (9 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
  29. 29th May 2012For the curve y = 80/x, work out y when x = -10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  30. 30th May 2012Work out 75% of 340.
  31. 31st May 2012A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 14 cm and height 10 cm. The prism is 13 cm long. Work out its volume.

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