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October 2004 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in October 2004, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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October 2004

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in October 2004

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  1. 1st October 2004A length x is 48 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  2. 2nd October 2004Simplify 9a + 3b + 6a - 9b.
  3. 3rd October 2004A 900 g bag of oats costs £8.55. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  4. 4th October 2004The point (7, -1) is rotated 90° clockwise about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  5. 5th October 2004A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.2. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  6. 6th October 2004Of 68 students, 31 study French, 38 study German and 12 study both. How many study neither?
  7. 7th October 2004Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(223) lie?
  8. 8th October 2004A line has equation y = 4x - 16. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  9. 9th October 2004£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. How many Swiss francs does £120 buy?
  10. 10th October 2004Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 50°, 41° and 232°. Work out the fourth.
  11. 11th October 2004Rhys has 4 scores with a mean of 20. Scores 25, 15, 17 are known. Work out the missing score.
  12. 12th October 2004170 people were surveyed. 90 were adults, of whom 15 said yes. 15 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  13. 13th October 2004Work out 3/9 divided by 3/7. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  14. 14th October 2004The angles in a triangle are 2x°, 2x° and (x + 15)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  15. 15th October 2004A recipe for 8 muffins uses 184 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 20 muffins?
  16. 16th October 2004A trapezium has parallel sides of 3 cm and 12 cm, 6 cm apart. Work out its area.
  17. 17th October 2004The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/4. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  18. 18th October 2004In a group of 130 students, 20 are boys. 10 boys and 15 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  19. 19th October 2004A length x is 9.1 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  20. 20th October 2004A rectangle is x cm wide and 3 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  21. 21st October 20048 identical cupcakes cost £16.40. Work out the cost of 4 of the same cupcakes.
  22. 22nd October 2004The point (4, -7) is reflected in the x-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  23. 23rd October 2004Using only the digits 3, 6, 9 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  24. 24th October 2004In a survey 2 households own 1 car, 5 own 2 cars and 6 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  25. 25th October 2004Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(52) lie?
  26. 26th October 2004Use v = u + at with u = 15, a = 8 and t = 4. Work out v.
  27. 27th October 2004A model of a narrowboat is built to a scale of 1 : 100. The real length is 7 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  28. 28th October 2004The bearing of B from A is 264°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  29. 29th October 2004Here are 7 numbers: 7, 17, 13, 12, 16, 11, 8. Work out the mean.
  30. 30th October 2004A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 5, 2, 7 and 3. How many values are in the whole data set?
  31. 31st October 2004Work out 5/7 x 2/9. Give your answer in its simplest form.

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