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March 1998 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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March 1998

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in March 1998

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  1. 1st March 1998Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(22) lie?
  2. 2nd March 1998A sequence has nth term 6n - 8. Work out the 10th term.
  3. 3rd March 1998A model of an aircraft is built to a scale of 1 : 20. The real length is 1.8 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  4. 4th March 1998Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 67°. Work out the other.
  5. 5th March 1998Here are seven numbers: 19, 22, 25, 4, 5, 11, 28. Work out the median and the range.
  6. 6th March 1998A pie chart shows 18 people. 11 of them chose science. Work out the angle of that sector.
  7. 7th March 1998Work out 5/9 divided by 1/4. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  8. 8th March 1998Solve the inequality 2x + 13 > 21.
  9. 9th March 1998A 1100 g bag of pasta costs £5.50. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  10. 10th March 1998Two of the angles in a triangle are 42° and 78°. Work out the third angle.
  11. 11th March 1998A bag holds 3 red, 7 blue and 8 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is blue.
  12. 12th March 1998170 students were asked how they travel. 50 walked, and of those 10 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  13. 13th March 1998A length x is 17.9 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  14. 14th March 1998Simplify 9a + 9b + 8a - 7b.
  15. 15th March 1998£1 is worth 1.85 Australian dollars. How many Australian dollars does £160 buy?
  16. 16th March 1998A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 7 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  17. 17th March 1998A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.4. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
  18. 18th March 1998On a bar chart each gridline square stands for 50 people. A bar is 3 squares tall. How many people does it show?
  19. 19th March 1998Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(20) lie?
  20. 20th March 1998A line has equation y = 3x - 12. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  21. 21st March 1998A recipe for 12 flapjacks uses 408 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 3 flapjacks?
  22. 22nd March 1998An L-shape is a 11 cm by 13 cm rectangle with a 3 cm by 2 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  23. 23rd March 1998Sanjay has 4 scores with a mean of 9. Scores 15, 3, 4 are known. Work out the missing score.
  24. 24th March 1998A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 6 with the leaves 0, 1, 4, 5, 9. Work out the median of the five values.
  25. 25th March 1998Work out 3/4 x 1/2. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  26. 26th March 1998The angles in a triangle are 4x°, 3x° and (x + 92)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  27. 27th March 19986 identical cupcakes cost £3.00. Work out the cost of 9 of the same cupcakes.
  28. 28th March 1998A cuboid measures 9 cm by 7 cm by 5 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  29. 29th March 1998The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/5. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  30. 30th March 1998A pie chart shows 24 items. One sector has an angle of 60°. How many items does it represent?
  31. 31st March 1998A length x is 17.4 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.

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