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October 1997 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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October 1997

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in October 1997

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  1. 1st October 1997In a group of 50 students, 40 are boys. 15 boys and 5 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  2. 2nd October 1997A length x is 18.1 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  3. 3rd October 1997A line has equation y = 6x - 30. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  4. 4th October 1997A model of a narrowboat is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 3 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  5. 5th October 1997The point (-2, 0) is reflected in the x-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  6. 6th October 1997Leo has 4 scores with a mean of 7. Scores 13, 12, 2 are known. Work out the missing score.
  7. 7th October 1997In a survey 7 households own 1 car, 4 own 2 cars and 8 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  8. 8th October 1997Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(217) lie?
  9. 9th October 1997The angles in a triangle are 4x°, 3x° and (x + 44)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  10. 10th October 1997A 500 g bag of rice costs £1.25. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  11. 11th October 1997The bearing of B from A is 071°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  12. 12th October 1997The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/5. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  13. 13th October 1997A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 8, 8, 9 and 5. How many values are in the whole data set?
  14. 14th October 1997Work out 1/2 x 2/5. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  15. 15th October 1997A rectangle is x cm wide and 9 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  16. 16th October 1997£1 is worth 1.85 Australian dollars. How many Australian dollars does £600 buy?
  17. 17th October 1997A cuboid measures 8 cm by 10 cm by 6 cm. Work out its volume.
  18. 18th October 1997Using only the digits 4, 2, 5, 3 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  19. 19th October 1997A scatter graph plots the day of the month and the temperature at noon. What type of correlation would you expect?
  20. 20th October 1997A length x is 210 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  21. 21st October 1997Use v = u + at with u = 9, a = 7 and t = 7. Work out v.
  22. 22nd October 1997A recipe for 8 scones uses 232 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 3 scones?
  23. 23rd October 1997Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 83°. Work out the other.
  24. 24th October 1997Here are 7 numbers: 19, 11, 18, 14, 16, 12, 15. Work out the mean.
  25. 25th October 1997A pie chart shows 40 people. 5 of them chose French. Work out the angle of that sector.
  26. 26th October 1997Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(76) lie?
  27. 27th October 1997A sequence has nth term 3n + 10. Work out the 12th term.
  28. 28th October 19977 identical pens cost £16.80. Work out the cost of 6 of the same pens.
  29. 29th October 1997Two of the angles in a triangle are 61° and 30°. Work out the third angle.
  30. 30th October 1997Here are seven numbers: 11, 28, 13, 4, 2, 8, 25. Work out the median and the range.
  31. 31st October 1997110 students were asked how they travel. 30 walked, and of those 10 were late. How many walkers were on time?

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