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December 1999 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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December 1999

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in December 1999

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  1. 1st December 1999A bag holds 5 red, 7 blue and 2 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is green.
  2. 2nd December 1999In a group of 110 students, 30 are boys. 5 boys and 10 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  3. 3rd December 1999A length x is 240 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  4. 4th December 1999Simplify 4a + 8b + 4a - 3b.
  5. 5th December 1999£1 is worth 1.85 Australian dollars. How many Australian dollars does £200 buy?
  6. 6th December 1999The point (0, -3) is reflected in the x-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  7. 7th December 1999A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
  8. 8th December 1999In a survey 9 households own 1 car, 6 own 2 cars and 6 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  9. 9th December 1999Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(96) lie?
  10. 10th December 1999A line has equation y = 5x - 10. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  11. 11th December 1999A recipe for 12 pancakes uses 276 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 9 pancakes?
  12. 12th December 1999The bearing of B from A is 030°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  13. 13th December 1999Isla has 4 scores with a mean of 12. Scores 11, 13, 9 are known. Work out the missing score.
  14. 14th December 1999A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 5, 2, 8 and 3. How many values are in the whole data set?
  15. 15th December 1999Work out 2/3 divided by 3/7. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  16. 16th December 1999The angles in a triangle are 4x°, 3x° and (x + 20)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  17. 17th December 19997 identical pens cost £7.35. Work out the cost of 4 of the same pens.
  18. 18th December 1999A cuboid measures 4 cm by 4 cm by 14 cm. Work out its volume.
  19. 19th December 1999The probability that it rains tomorrow is 1/2. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  20. 20th December 1999A scatter graph plots the day of the month and the temperature at noon. What type of correlation would you expect?
  21. 21st December 1999A length x is 10.5 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  22. 22nd December 1999A rectangle is x cm wide and 4 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  23. 23rd December 1999A model of an aircraft is built to a scale of 1 : 100. The real length is 6 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  24. 24th December 1999Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 121°. Work out the other.
  25. 25th December 1999Using only the digits 3, 8, 6, 7 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  26. 26th December 1999A pie chart shows 18 people. 2 of them chose science. Work out the angle of that sector.
  27. 27th December 1999Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(41) lie?
  28. 28th December 1999Use v = u + at with u = 6, a = 6 and t = 5. Work out v.
  29. 29th December 1999A 1100 g bag of rice costs £11.00. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  30. 30th December 1999Two of the angles in a triangle are 55° and 49°. Work out the third angle.
  31. 31st December 1999Here are 5 numbers: 20, 21, 23, 25, 26. Work out the mean.

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