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May 1997 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in May 1997, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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May 1997

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in May 1997

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  1. 1st May 19974 identical batteries cost £4.20. Work out the cost of 7 of the same batteries.
  2. 2nd May 1997A cuboid measures 2 cm by 9 cm by 11 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  3. 3rd May 1997Using only the digits 2, 1, 5, 4 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  4. 4th May 1997A pie chart shows 30 items. One sector has an angle of 96°. How many items does it represent?
  5. 5th May 1997Work out 2/5 x 5/7. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  6. 6th May 1997Use v = u + at with u = 14, a = 9 and t = 4. Work out v.
  7. 7th May 1997A model of a bridge is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 3 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  8. 8th May 1997The point (-7, -7) is rotated 90° clockwise about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  9. 9th May 1997Here are 6 numbers: 6, 10, 14, 18, 7, 17. Work out the mean.
  10. 10th May 1997Of 65 students, 31 study French, 41 study German and 15 study both. How many study neither?
  11. 11th May 1997A length x is 33 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  12. 12th May 1997A sequence has nth term 6n - 1. Work out the 100th term.
  13. 13th May 1997A 1100 g bag of pasta costs £4.40. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  14. 14th May 1997Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 61°, 90° and 177°. Work out the fourth.
  15. 15th May 1997Here are seven numbers: 8, 13, 14, 25, 19, 17, 28. Work out the median and the range.
  16. 16th May 1997140 people were surveyed. 70 were adults, of whom 25 said yes. 35 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  17. 17th May 1997Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(10) lie?
  18. 18th May 1997Solve the inequality 5x - 5 > 55.
  19. 19th May 1997£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. How many Swiss francs does £120 buy?
  20. 20th May 1997A trapezium has parallel sides of 8 cm and 18 cm, 14 cm apart. Work out its area.
  21. 21st May 1997A bag holds 5 red, 2 blue and 5 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  22. 22nd May 1997In a group of 60 students, 20 are boys. 5 boys and 20 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  23. 23rd May 1997Work out 2/5 x 1/4. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  24. 24th May 1997Simplify 9a + 5b + 7a - 2b.
  25. 25th May 1997A recipe for 12 flapjacks uses 264 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 5 flapjacks?
  26. 26th May 1997The point (7, 4) is reflected in the y-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  27. 27th May 1997A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  28. 28th May 1997In a survey 9 households own 1 car, 9 own 2 cars and 9 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  29. 29th May 1997A length x is 270 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  30. 30th May 1997A line has equation y = 6x - 18. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  31. 31st May 19978 identical cupcakes cost £12.80. Work out the cost of 7 of the same cupcakes.

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