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August 1997 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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August 1997

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in August 1997

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  1. 1st August 1997Here are 7 numbers: 16, 21, 14, 15, 17, 18, 11. Work out the mean.
  2. 2nd August 1997In a survey 3 households own 1 car, 7 own 2 cars and 2 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  3. 3rd August 1997Work out 4/5 divided by 1/2. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  4. 4th August 1997A sequence has nth term 9n + 12. Work out the 10th term.
  5. 5th August 1997A model of a lorry is built to a scale of 1 : 100. The real length is 9 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  6. 6th August 1997The bearing of B from A is 251°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  7. 7th August 1997Here are seven numbers: 13, 4, 19, 7, 2, 11, 17. Work out the median and the range.
  8. 8th August 1997A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 8, 8, 9 and 10. How many values are in the whole data set?
  9. 9th August 1997A length x is 400 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  10. 10th August 1997Solve the inequality 8x + 3 >= 19.
  11. 11th August 1997A 500 g bag of rice costs £5.50. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  12. 12th August 1997A cuboid measures 3 cm by 2 cm by 5 cm. Work out its volume.
  13. 13th August 1997A bag holds 7 red, 4 blue and 7 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is green.
  14. 14th August 1997A scatter graph plots how far a lorry has driven and the fuel left in its tank. What type of correlation would you expect?
  15. 15th August 1997Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(61) lie?
  16. 16th August 1997Simplify 3a + 4b + 2a - 3b.
  17. 17th August 1997£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. How many Swiss francs does £520 buy?
  18. 18th August 1997Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 44°. Work out the other.
  19. 19th August 1997A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
  20. 20th August 1997A pie chart shows 72 people. 5 of them chose French. Work out the angle of that sector.
  21. 21st August 1997Work out 3/7 x 3/5. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  22. 22nd August 1997A line has equation y = 2x - 2. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  23. 23rd August 1997A recipe for 8 scones uses 168 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 9 scones?
  24. 24th August 1997Two of the angles in a triangle are 86° and 28°. Work out the third angle.
  25. 25th August 1997Tomasz has 4 scores with a mean of 18. Scores 23, 12, 24 are known. Work out the missing score.
  26. 26th August 1997100 students were asked how they travel. 80 walked, and of those 40 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  27. 27th August 1997A length x is 750 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  28. 28th August 1997The angles in a triangle are 2x°, x° and (x + 48)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  29. 29th August 19975 identical cupcakes cost £9.50. Work out the cost of 9 of the same cupcakes.
  30. 30th August 1997A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 7 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  31. 31st August 1997The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/5. Work out the probability that it does not rain.

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