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March 2008 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in March 2008, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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March 2008

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in March 2008

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  1. 1st March 2008A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 3 with the leaves 0, 2, 4, 5, 8. Work out the median of the five values.
  2. 2nd March 2008Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(116) lie?
  3. 3rd March 2008A sequence has nth term 6n + 9. Work out the 100th term.
  4. 4th March 20086 identical batteries cost £8.40. Work out the cost of 12 of the same batteries.
  5. 5th March 2008A cuboid measures 12 cm by 10 cm by 7 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  6. 6th March 2008Here are seven numbers: 25, 17, 22, 14, 13, 19, 7. Work out the median and the range.
  7. 7th March 2008A pie chart shows 60 items. One sector has an angle of 60°. How many items does it represent?
  8. 8th March 2008Work out 2/4 divided by 4/5. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  9. 9th March 2008Solve the inequality 4x - 4 < 44.
  10. 10th March 2008A model of a lorry is built to a scale of 1 : 20. The real length is 1.6 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  11. 11th March 2008The point (-5, 8) is rotated 90° clockwise about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  12. 12th March 2008A bag holds 8 red, 2 blue and 6 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is green.
  13. 13th March 2008Of 62 students, 28 study French, 28 study German and 11 study both. How many study neither?
  14. 14th March 2008A length x is 12 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  15. 15th March 2008Simplify 5a + 6b + 3a - 6b.
  16. 16th March 2008A 400 g bag of coffee costs £2.80. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  17. 17th March 2008Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 118°, 80° and 110°. Work out the fourth.
  18. 18th March 2008A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
  19. 19th March 2008160 people were surveyed. 90 were adults, of whom 45 said yes. 10 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  20. 20th March 2008Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(99) lie?
  21. 21st March 2008A line has equation y = 3x - 15. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  22. 22nd March 2008£1 is worth 1.15 euros. How many euros does £360 buy?
  23. 23rd March 2008A trapezium has parallel sides of 11 cm and 21 cm, 16 cm apart. Work out its area.
  24. 24th March 2008Noah has 5 scores with a mean of 15. Scores 18, 11, 12, 19 are known. Work out the missing score.
  25. 25th March 2008In a group of 120 students, 20 are boys. 10 boys and 5 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  26. 26th March 2008Work out 1/5 x 2/4. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  27. 27th March 2008The angles in a triangle are 4x°, 2x° and (x + 54)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  28. 28th March 2008A recipe for 10 pancakes uses 230 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 5 pancakes?
  29. 29th March 2008The point (-6, 2) is reflected in the x-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  30. 30th March 2008The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/10. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  31. 31st March 2008In a survey 6 households own 1 car, 5 own 2 cars and 8 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.

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