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May 1998 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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May 1998

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in May 1998

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  1. 1st May 1998A line has equation y = 5x - 25. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  2. 2nd May 1998A model of a narrowboat is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 0.5 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  3. 3rd May 1998A cuboid measures 15 cm by 10 cm by 12 cm. Work out its volume.
  4. 4th May 1998Hassan has 4 scores with a mean of 19. Scores 21, 13, 17 are known. Work out the missing score.
  5. 5th May 1998A scatter graph plots the number of pages in a book and its price. What type of correlation would you expect?
  6. 6th May 1998A length x is 14 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  7. 7th May 1998The angles in a triangle are 4x°, x° and (x + 84)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  8. 8th May 1998A 400 g bag of pasta costs £1.40. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  9. 9th May 1998Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 41°. Work out the other.
  10. 10th May 1998The probability that it rains tomorrow is 1/5. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  11. 11th May 1998A pie chart shows 36 people. 13 of them chose art. Work out the angle of that sector.
  12. 12th May 1998Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(50) lie?
  13. 13th May 1998A rectangle is x cm wide and 6 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  14. 14th May 1998£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. How many Swiss francs does £480 buy?
  15. 15th May 1998Two of the angles in a triangle are 25° and 59°. Work out the third angle.
  16. 16th May 1998Using only the digits 9, 2, 5 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  17. 17th May 1998170 students were asked how they travel. 70 walked, and of those 15 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  18. 18th May 1998Work out 2/3 x 1/2. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  19. 19th May 1998Use v = u + at with u = 9, a = 4 and t = 6. Work out v.
  20. 20th May 1998A recipe for 8 muffins uses 232 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 15 muffins?
  21. 21st May 1998A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 5 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  22. 22nd May 1998Here are 5 numbers: 9, 3, 15, 3, 15. Work out the mean.
  23. 23rd May 1998On a bar chart each gridline square stands for 20 people. A bar is 5 squares tall. How many people does it show?
  24. 24th May 1998A length x is 260 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  25. 25th May 1998A sequence has nth term 9n + 10. Work out the 20th term.
  26. 26th May 19986 identical pens cost £9.30. Work out the cost of 3 of the same pens.
  27. 27th May 1998An L-shape is a 8 cm by 11 cm rectangle with a 2 cm by 7 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  28. 28th May 1998Here are seven numbers: 19, 5, 17, 4, 28, 14, 8. Work out the median and the range.
  29. 29th May 1998A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 6 with the leaves 0, 2, 4, 7, 8. Work out the median of the five values.
  30. 30th May 1998Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(72) lie?
  31. 31st May 1998Solve the inequality 3x + 9 > 27.

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