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January 2001 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in January 2001, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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January 2001

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in January 2001

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  1. 1st January 2001In a group of 100 students, 70 are boys. 35 boys and 5 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  2. 2nd January 2001A length x is 12.9 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  3. 3rd January 2001A rectangle is x cm wide and 4 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  4. 4th January 2001A recipe for 6 muffins uses 126 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 15 muffins?
  5. 5th January 2001The point (-5, 8) is reflected in the y-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  6. 6th January 2001Using only the digits 1, 9, 3, 6 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  7. 7th January 2001In a survey 3 households own 1 car, 2 own 2 cars and 4 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  8. 8th January 2001Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(139) lie?
  9. 9th January 2001Use v = u + at with u = 3, a = 8 and t = 5. Work out v.
  10. 10th January 20015 identical pens cost £1.50. Work out the cost of 5 of the same pens.
  11. 11th January 2001The bearing of B from A is 193°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  12. 12th January 2001Here are 6 numbers: 23, 15, 21, 13, 22, 14. Work out the mean.
  13. 13th January 2001A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 11, 11, 2 and 6. How many values are in the whole data set?
  14. 14th January 2001Work out 2/6 divided by 4/6. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  15. 15th January 2001A sequence has nth term 3n + 5. Work out the 20th term.
  16. 16th January 2001A model of a bridge is built to a scale of 1 : 50. The real length is 1.5 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  17. 17th January 2001A cuboid measures 3 cm by 8 cm by 15 cm. Work out its volume.
  18. 18th January 2001Here are seven numbers: 13, 28, 17, 19, 25, 2, 14. Work out the median and the range.
  19. 19th January 2001A scatter graph plots the temperature outside and the number of hot drinks sold. What type of correlation would you expect?
  20. 20th January 2001A length x is 12 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  21. 21st January 2001Solve the inequality 5x - 8 < 22.
  22. 22nd January 2001A 400 g bag of rice costs £2.40. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  23. 23rd January 2001Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 124°. Work out the other.
  24. 24th January 2001A bag holds 3 red, 8 blue and 7 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is blue.
  25. 25th January 2001A pie chart shows 18 people. 3 of them chose French. Work out the angle of that sector.
  26. 26th January 2001Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(84) lie?
  27. 27th January 2001Simplify 2a + 7b + 3a - 9b.
  28. 28th January 2001£1 is worth 1.15 euros. How many euros does £440 buy?
  29. 29th January 2001Two of the angles in a triangle are 76° and 45°. Work out the third angle.
  30. 30th January 2001A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.2. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  31. 31st January 2001170 students were asked how they travel. 60 walked, and of those 10 were late. How many walkers were on time?

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