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March 2009 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in March 2009, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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March 2009

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in March 2009

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  1. 1st March 2009The probability that it rains tomorrow is 1/2. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  2. 2nd March 2009A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 5, 6, 7 and 9. How many values are in the whole data set?
  3. 3rd March 2009Work out 5/6 x 1/2. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  4. 4th March 2009A rectangle is x cm wide and 5 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  5. 5th March 2009A model of a lorry is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 2 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  6. 6th March 2009A cuboid measures 5 cm by 8 cm by 3 cm. Work out its volume.
  7. 7th March 2009Using only the digits 2, 1, 3, 4 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  8. 8th March 2009A scatter graph plots the temperature outside and the number of hot drinks sold. What type of correlation would you expect?
  9. 9th March 2009A length x is 220 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  10. 10th March 2009Use v = u + at with u = 4, a = 3 and t = 2. Work out v.
  11. 11th March 2009A 400 g bag of rice costs £2.00. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  12. 12th March 2009Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 93°. Work out the other.
  13. 13th March 2009Here are 6 numbers: 10, 16, 12, 18, 18, 10. Work out the mean.
  14. 14th March 2009A pie chart shows 90 people. 21 of them chose science. Work out the angle of that sector.
  15. 15th March 2009Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(175) lie?
  16. 16th March 2009A sequence has nth term 5n - 3. Work out the 25th term.
  17. 17th March 2009£1 is worth 1.15 euros. How many euros does £160 buy?
  18. 18th March 2009Two of the angles in a triangle are 34° and 115°. Work out the third angle.
  19. 19th March 2009Here are seven numbers: 13, 25, 22, 19, 4, 8, 14. Work out the median and the range.
  20. 20th March 2009110 students were asked how they travel. 30 walked, and of those 5 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  21. 21st March 2009Work out 2/3 divided by 2/9. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  22. 22nd March 2009Solve the inequality 2x + 14 <= 20.
  23. 23rd March 2009A recipe for 6 scones uses 270 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 15 scones?
  24. 24th March 2009A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 8 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  25. 25th March 2009A bag holds 6 red, 6 blue and 4 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  26. 26th March 2009On a bar chart each gridline square stands for 20 people. A bar is 4 squares tall. How many people does it show?
  27. 27th March 2009A length x is 15 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  28. 28th March 2009Simplify 8a + 9b + 9a - 7b.
  29. 29th March 20095 identical batteries cost £8.50. Work out the cost of 11 of the same batteries.
  30. 30th March 2009An L-shape is a 10 cm by 13 cm rectangle with a 3 cm by 9 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  31. 31st March 2009A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 50 times. How many heads would you expect?

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