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September 1998 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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September 1998

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in September 1998

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  1. 1st September 1998A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 50 times. How many heads would you expect?
  2. 2nd September 1998In a survey 7 households own 1 car, 4 own 2 cars and 4 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  3. 3rd September 1998Work out 1/2 x 1/2. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  4. 4th September 1998A line has equation y = 6x - 12. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  5. 5th September 1998A 400 g bag of oats costs £1.40. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  6. 6th September 1998The bearing of B from A is 337°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  7. 7th September 1998Rohan has 5 scores with a mean of 13. Scores 8, 18, 8, 18 are known. Work out the missing score.
  8. 8th September 1998A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 10, 3, 4 and 3. How many values are in the whole data set?
  9. 9th September 1998A length x is 74 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  10. 10th September 1998The angles in a triangle are 2x°, x° and (x + 40)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  11. 11th September 1998£1 is worth 1.15 euros. How many euros does £460 buy?
  12. 12th September 1998A cuboid measures 12 cm by 14 cm by 11 cm. Work out its volume.
  13. 13th September 1998The probability that it rains tomorrow is 1/8. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  14. 14th September 1998A scatter graph plots the number of hours revised and the test mark. What type of correlation would you expect?
  15. 15th September 1998Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(191) lie?
  16. 16th September 1998A rectangle is x cm wide and 7 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  17. 17th September 1998A recipe for 12 muffins uses 468 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 24 muffins?
  18. 18th September 1998Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 144°. Work out the other.
  19. 19th September 1998Using only the digits 7, 4, 6, 9 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  20. 20th September 1998A pie chart shows 45 people. 37 of them chose art. Work out the angle of that sector.
  21. 21st September 1998Work out 2/8 divided by 1/4. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  22. 22nd September 1998Use v = u + at with u = 2, a = 9 and t = 6. Work out v.
  23. 23rd September 19984 identical cupcakes cost £1.80. Work out the cost of 4 of the same cupcakes.
  24. 24th September 1998Two of the angles in a triangle are 41° and 89°. Work out the third angle.
  25. 25th September 1998Here are 7 numbers: 20, 25, 17, 15, 18, 23, 22. Work out the mean.
  26. 26th September 1998120 students were asked how they travel. 60 walked, and of those 30 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  27. 27th September 1998A length x is 830 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  28. 28th September 1998A sequence has nth term 2n + 7. Work out the 100th term.
  29. 29th September 1998A model of a bridge is built to a scale of 1 : 20. The real length is 0.6 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  30. 30th September 1998A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 9 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.

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