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September 1999 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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September 1999

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in September 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 September 1999An L-shape is a 8 cm by 13 cm rectangle with a 4 cm by 10 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  2. 2nd September 1999Here are seven numbers: 2, 14, 28, 25, 4, 8, 19. Work out the median and the range.
  3. 3rd September 1999A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 4 with the leaves 1, 2, 3, 8, 9. Work out the median of the five values.
  4. 4th September 1999A length x is 84 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  5. 5th September 1999Solve the inequality 4x + 13 < 29.
  6. 6th September 1999£1 is worth 1.15 euros. How many euros does £600 buy?
  7. 7th September 1999A cuboid measures 6 cm by 7 cm by 8 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  8. 8th September 1999A bag holds 7 red, 8 blue and 3 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is green.
  9. 9th September 1999A pie chart shows 24 items. One sector has an angle of 30°. How many items does it represent?
  10. 10th September 1999Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(35) lie?
  11. 11th September 1999Simplify 4a + 9b + 5a - 2b.
  12. 12th September 1999A recipe for 12 flapjacks uses 468 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 24 flapjacks?
  13. 13th September 1999The point (6, 0) is rotated 180° about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  14. 14th September 1999A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
  15. 15th September 1999Of 72 students, 39 study French, 26 study German and 9 study both. How many study neither?
  16. 16th September 1999Work out 2/4 x 3/5. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  17. 17th September 1999A line has equation y = 6x - 6. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  18. 18th September 19993 identical pens cost £4.05. Work out the cost of 11 of the same pens.
  19. 19th September 1999Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 75°, 117° and 132°. Work out the fourth.
  20. 20th September 1999Hassan has 5 scores with a mean of 13. Scores 8, 18, 8, 13 are known. Work out the missing score.
  21. 21st September 1999160 people were surveyed. 90 were adults, of whom 25 said yes. 15 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  22. 22nd September 1999A length x is 890 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  23. 23rd September 1999The angles in a triangle are 4x°, 3x° and (x + 36)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  24. 24th September 1999A model of a lorry is built to a scale of 1 : 100. The real length is 9 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  25. 25th September 1999A trapezium has parallel sides of 13 cm and 21 cm, 10 cm apart. Work out its area.
  26. 26th September 1999The probability that it rains tomorrow is 1/4. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  27. 27th September 1999In a group of 130 students, 40 are boys. 15 boys and 30 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  28. 28th September 1999Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(216) lie?
  29. 29th September 1999A rectangle is x cm wide and 9 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  30. 30th September 1999A 700 g bag of pasta costs £5.95. Work out the cost per 100 g.

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