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October 1999 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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October 1999

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in October 1999

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  1. 1st October 1999The point (-4, 6) is reflected in the y-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  2. 2nd October 1999Using only the digits 3, 2, 4 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  3. 3rd October 1999In a survey 5 households own 1 car, 5 own 2 cars and 2 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  4. 4th October 1999Work out 1/3 x 1/7. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  5. 5th October 1999Use v = u + at with u = 10, a = 4 and t = 5. Work out v.
  6. 6th October 1999£1 is worth 1.15 euros. How many euros does £160 buy?
  7. 7th October 1999The bearing of B from A is 120°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  8. 8th October 1999Here are 5 numbers: 14, 21, 11, 16, 18. Work out the mean.
  9. 9th October 1999A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 8, 5, 11 and 11. How many values are in the whole data set?
  10. 10th October 1999A length x is 10 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  11. 11th October 1999A sequence has nth term 5n - 11. Work out the 50th term.
  12. 12th October 1999A recipe for 4 pancakes uses 64 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 24 pancakes?
  13. 13th October 1999A cuboid measures 14 cm by 4 cm by 14 cm. Work out its volume.
  14. 14th October 1999Here are seven numbers: 17, 13, 2, 11, 28, 7, 4. Work out the median and the range.
  15. 15th October 1999A scatter graph plots the number of pages in a book and its price. What type of correlation would you expect?
  16. 16th October 1999Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(39) lie?
  17. 17th October 1999Solve the inequality 7x - 12 > 79.
  18. 18th October 19994 identical batteries cost £4.80. Work out the cost of 3 of the same batteries.
  19. 19th October 1999Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 56°. Work out the other.
  20. 20th October 1999A bag holds 6 red, 7 blue and 7 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  21. 21st October 1999A pie chart shows 30 people. 26 of them chose art. Work out the angle of that sector.
  22. 22nd October 1999Work out 5/9 divided by 1/2. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  23. 23rd October 1999Simplify 5a + 5b + 7a - 6b.
  24. 24th October 1999A model of a narrowboat is built to a scale of 1 : 100. The real length is 2 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  25. 25th October 1999Two of the angles in a triangle are 65° and 51°. Work out the third angle.
  26. 26th October 1999A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
  27. 27th October 1999190 students were asked how they travel. 40 walked, and of those 10 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  28. 28th October 1999A length x is 770 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  29. 29th October 1999A line has equation y = 6x - 12. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  30. 30th October 1999A 300 g bag of coffee costs £1.65. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  31. 31st October 1999A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 5 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.

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