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January 1998 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in January 1998, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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January 1998

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in January 1998

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  1. 1st January 1998The angles in a triangle are 2x°, 3x° and (x + 30)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  2. 2nd January 1998A model of an aircraft is built to a scale of 1 : 50. The real length is 5 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  3. 3rd January 1998Two of the angles in a triangle are 73° and 72°. Work out the third angle.
  4. 4th January 1998The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/8. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  5. 5th January 1998130 students were asked how they travel. 30 walked, and of those 15 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  6. 6th January 1998Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(50) lie?
  7. 7th January 1998A rectangle is x cm wide and 2 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  8. 8th January 1998A 1200 g bag of oats costs £12.00. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  9. 9th January 1998A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 6 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  10. 10th January 1998Using only the digits 7, 2, 1 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  11. 11th January 1998On a bar chart each gridline square stands for 20 people. A bar is 7 squares tall. How many people does it show?
  12. 12th January 1998Work out 1/3 divided by 1/3. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  13. 13th January 1998Use v = u + at with u = 4, a = 9 and t = 7. Work out v.
  14. 14th January 1998£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. How many Swiss francs does £400 buy?
  15. 15th January 1998An L-shape is a 9 cm by 19 cm rectangle with a 3 cm by 3 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  16. 16th January 1998Here are 7 numbers: 23, 19, 19, 17, 11, 15, 15. Work out the mean.
  17. 17th January 1998A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 3 with the leaves 1, 3, 6, 7, 8. Work out the median of the five values.
  18. 18th January 1998A length x is 80 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  19. 19th January 1998A sequence has nth term 3n - 8. Work out the 10th term.
  20. 20th January 1998A recipe for 10 pancakes uses 240 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 24 pancakes?
  21. 21st January 1998A cuboid measures 9 cm by 3 cm by 2 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  22. 22nd January 1998Here are seven numbers: 4, 25, 8, 7, 11, 14, 5. Work out the median and the range.
  23. 23rd January 1998A pie chart shows 30 items. One sector has an angle of 24°. How many items does it represent?
  24. 24th January 1998Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(115) lie?
  25. 25th January 1998Solve the inequality 8x + 2 > 122.
  26. 26th January 19988 identical notebooks cost £2.40. Work out the cost of 6 of the same notebooks.
  27. 27th January 1998The point (-7, 1) is rotated 90° anticlockwise about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  28. 28th January 1998A bag holds 5 red, 9 blue and 2 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  29. 29th January 1998Of 73 students, 32 study French, 26 study German and 4 study both. How many study neither?
  30. 30th January 1998Work out 1/6 x 7/9. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  31. 31st January 1998Simplify 5a + 8b + 8a - 9b.

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