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October 2008 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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October 2008

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in October 2008

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  1. 1st October 2008Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 138°, 75° and 66°. Work out the fourth.
  2. 2nd October 2008Here are seven numbers: 17, 25, 8, 2, 4, 5, 11. Work out the median and the range.
  3. 3rd October 2008130 people were surveyed. 60 were adults, of whom 10 said yes. 20 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  4. 4th October 2008Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(106) lie?
  5. 5th October 2008Solve the inequality 5x + 4 < 54.
  6. 6th October 2008A model of a narrowboat is built to a scale of 1 : 100. The real length is 11 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  7. 7th October 2008A trapezium has parallel sides of 9 cm and 11 cm, 12 cm apart. Work out its area.
  8. 8th October 2008A bag holds 7 red, 4 blue and 4 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  9. 9th October 2008In a group of 70 students, 50 are boys. 15 boys and 5 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  10. 10th October 2008Work out 3/4 divided by 3/6. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  11. 11th October 2008Simplify 9a + 9b + 2a - 2b.
  12. 12th October 2008A 500 g bag of pasta costs £3.25. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  13. 13th October 2008The point (6, 7) is reflected in the y-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  14. 14th October 2008A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 50 times. How many heads would you expect?
  15. 15th October 2008In a survey 4 households own 1 car, 6 own 2 cars and 3 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  16. 16th October 2008A length x is 9 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  17. 17th October 2008A line has equation y = 6x - 18. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  18. 18th October 2008£1 is worth 1.85 Australian dollars. How many Australian dollars does £380 buy?
  19. 19th October 2008The bearing of B from A is 233°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  20. 20th October 2008Ade has 4 scores with a mean of 6. Scores 7, 5, 3 are known. Work out the missing score.
  21. 21st October 2008A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 10, 11, 4 and 12. How many values are in the whole data set?
  22. 22nd October 2008Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(15) lie?
  23. 23rd October 2008The angles in a triangle are 4x°, 3x° and (x + 68)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  24. 24th October 2008A recipe for 4 flapjacks uses 104 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 3 flapjacks?
  25. 25th October 2008A cuboid measures 14 cm by 3 cm by 14 cm. Work out its volume.
  26. 26th October 2008The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/5. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  27. 27th October 2008A scatter graph plots a pupil's height and their score in a spelling test. What type of correlation would you expect?
  28. 28th October 2008Work out 7/8 x 1/2. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  29. 29th October 2008A rectangle is x cm wide and 4 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  30. 30th October 20086 identical notebooks cost £15.00. Work out the cost of 10 of the same notebooks.
  31. 31st October 2008Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 67°. Work out the other.

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