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May 2008 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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May 2008

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in May 2008

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st May 2008Work out 4/9 divided by 6/9. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  2. 2nd May 2008A line has equation y = 5x - 25. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  3. 3rd May 20083 identical batteries cost £1.95. Work out the cost of 12 of the same batteries.
  4. 4th May 2008An L-shape is a 15 cm by 20 cm rectangle with a 5 cm by 12 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  5. 5th May 2008Callum has 5 scores with a mean of 6. Scores 1, 5, 6, 7 are known. Work out the missing score.
  6. 6th May 2008A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 2 with the leaves 0, 1, 2, 4, 9. Work out the median of the five values.
  7. 7th May 2008A length x is 74 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  8. 8th May 2008The angles in a triangle are 4x°, x° and (x + 120)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  9. 9th May 2008A model of a bridge is built to a scale of 1 : 20. The real length is 0.8 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  10. 10th May 2008A cuboid measures 12 cm by 8 cm by 8 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  11. 11th May 2008The probability that it rains tomorrow is 1/2. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  12. 12th May 2008A pie chart shows 24 items. One sector has an angle of 165°. How many items does it represent?
  13. 13th May 2008Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(27) lie?
  14. 14th May 2008A rectangle is x cm wide and 6 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  15. 15th May 2008A 600 g bag of coffee costs £5.40. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  16. 16th May 2008The point (-4, 4) is rotated 180° about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  17. 17th May 2008Using only the digits 4, 3, 9, 7 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  18. 18th May 2008Of 42 students, 12 study French, 18 study German and 5 study both. How many study neither?
  19. 19th May 2008Work out 1/2 divided by 1/5. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  20. 20th May 2008Use v = u + at with u = 12, a = 2 and t = 7. Work out v.
  21. 21st May 2008£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. How many Swiss francs does £240 buy?
  22. 22nd May 2008Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 91°, 91° and 33°. Work out the fourth.
  23. 23rd May 2008Here are 6 numbers: 15, 26, 17, 14, 23, 25. Work out the mean.
  24. 24th May 2008100 people were surveyed. 70 were adults, of whom 25 said yes. 15 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  25. 25th May 2008A length x is 8.4 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  26. 26th May 2008A sequence has nth term 3n + 4. Work out the 10th term.
  27. 27th May 2008A recipe for 4 scones uses 160 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 24 scones?
  28. 28th May 2008A trapezium has parallel sides of 6 cm and 16 cm, 4 cm apart. Work out its area.
  29. 29th May 2008Here are seven numbers: 8, 11, 28, 17, 7, 4, 25. Work out the median and the range.
  30. 30th May 2008In a group of 70 students, 70 are boys. 20 boys and 5 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  31. 31st May 2008Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(78) lie?

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