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May 1999 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in May 1999, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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May 1999

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in May 1999

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st May 1999A length x is 120 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  2. 2nd May 1999Solve the inequality 7x + 11 >= 74.
  3. 3rd May 1999A 900 g bag of oats costs £7.65. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  4. 4th May 1999The point (2, 3) is rotated 90° clockwise about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  5. 5th May 1999A bag holds 7 red, 5 blue and 8 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is blue.
  6. 6th May 1999Of 52 students, 30 study French, 18 study German and 8 study both. How many study neither?
  7. 7th May 1999Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(18) lie?
  8. 8th May 1999Simplify 4a + 2b + 9a - 4b.
  9. 9th May 1999£1 is worth 1.85 Australian dollars. How many Australian dollars does £360 buy?
  10. 10th May 1999Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 131°, 71° and 126°. Work out the fourth.
  11. 11th May 1999A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
  12. 12th May 1999230 people were surveyed. 40 were adults, of whom 15 said yes. 30 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  13. 13th May 1999Work out 1/2 x 3/6. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  14. 14th May 1999A line has equation y = 3x - 3. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  15. 15th May 1999A recipe for 10 muffins uses 260 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 15 muffins?
  16. 16th May 1999A trapezium has parallel sides of 6 cm and 15 cm, 12 cm apart. Work out its area.
  17. 17th May 1999Anika has 4 scores with a mean of 7. Scores 8, 10, 4 are known. Work out the missing score.
  18. 18th May 1999In a group of 50 students, 70 are boys. 15 boys and 0 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  19. 19th May 1999A length x is 89 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  20. 20th May 1999The angles in a triangle are 3x°, x° and (x + 85)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  21. 21st May 19993 identical batteries cost £4.95. Work out the cost of 12 of the same batteries.
  22. 22nd May 1999The point (2, 4) is reflected in the x-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  23. 23rd May 1999The probability that it rains tomorrow is 1/2. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  24. 24th May 1999In a survey 6 households own 1 car, 8 own 2 cars and 8 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  25. 25th May 1999Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(195) lie?
  26. 26th May 1999A rectangle is x cm wide and 4 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  27. 27th May 1999A model of an aircraft is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 1.75 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  28. 28th May 1999The bearing of B from A is 212°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  29. 29th May 1999Using only the digits 1, 7, 9, 4 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  30. 30th May 1999A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 5, 10, 7 and 8. How many values are in the whole data set?
  31. 31st May 1999Work out 1/8 x 2/3. Give your answer in its simplest form.

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