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August 2006 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in August 2006, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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August 2006

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in August 2006

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  1. 1st August 2006Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 40°, 76° and 88°. Work out the fourth.
  2. 2nd August 2006A bag holds 6 red, 6 blue and 2 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  3. 3rd August 2006220 people were surveyed. 50 were adults, of whom 25 said yes. 30 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  4. 4th August 2006Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(187) lie?
  5. 5th August 2006Simplify 8a + 4b + 4a - 6b.
  6. 6th August 2006A recipe for 4 scones uses 100 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 5 scones?
  7. 7th August 2006A trapezium has parallel sides of 7 cm and 11 cm, 4 cm apart. Work out its area.
  8. 8th August 2006A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 50 times. How many heads would you expect?
  9. 9th August 2006In a group of 60 students, 70 are boys. 10 boys and -5 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  10. 10th August 2006Work out 1/9 x 1/4. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  11. 11th August 2006A line has equation y = 4x - 20. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  12. 12th August 20063 identical cupcakes cost £2.85. Work out the cost of 3 of the same cupcakes.
  13. 13th August 2006The point (2, 1) is reflected in the x-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  14. 14th August 2006Maeve has 4 scores with a mean of 18. Scores 12, 20, 24 are known. Work out the missing score.
  15. 15th August 2006In a survey 2 households own 1 car, 4 own 2 cars and 8 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  16. 16th August 2006A length x is 17.6 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  17. 17th August 2006The angles in a triangle are 2x°, 3x° and (x + 60)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  18. 18th August 2006A model of a narrowboat is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 1 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  19. 19th August 2006The bearing of B from A is 146°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  20. 20th August 2006The probability that it rains tomorrow is 2/5. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  21. 21st August 2006A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 11, 5, 2 and 7. How many values are in the whole data set?
  22. 22nd August 2006Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(29) lie?
  23. 23rd August 2006A rectangle is x cm wide and 5 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  24. 24th August 2006A 1000 g bag of coffee costs £6.50. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  25. 25th August 2006A cuboid measures 3 cm by 6 cm by 13 cm. Work out its volume.
  26. 26th August 2006Using only the digits 1, 3, 4, 7 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  27. 27th August 2006A scatter graph plots rainfall in a week and the number of umbrellas sold. What type of correlation would you expect?
  28. 28th August 2006Work out 2/3 x 1/4. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  29. 29th August 2006Use v = u + at with u = 15, a = 9 and t = 5. Work out v.
  30. 30th August 2006£1 is worth 1.15 euros. How many euros does £240 buy?
  31. 31st August 2006Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 88°. Work out the other.

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