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October 2009 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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October 2009

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in October 2009

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  1. 1st October 2009A model of a bridge is built to a scale of 1 : 20. The real length is 2.2 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  2. 2nd October 2009Two of the angles in a triangle are 41° and 89°. Work out the third angle.
  3. 3rd October 2009Using only the digits 3, 9, 1, 8 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  4. 4th October 2009120 students were asked how they travel. 70 walked, and of those 35 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  5. 5th October 2009Work out 2/4 divided by 3/8. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  6. 6th October 2009Use v = u + at with u = 11, a = 4 and t = 6. Work out v.
  7. 7th October 2009A 500 g bag of rice costs £4.75. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  8. 8th October 2009A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 4 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  9. 9th October 2009Here are 5 numbers: 24, 23, 22, 20, 26. Work out the mean.
  10. 10th October 2009On a bar chart each gridline square stands for 2 people. A bar is 3 squares tall. How many people does it show?
  11. 11th October 2009A length x is 15 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  12. 12th October 2009A sequence has nth term 6n + 6. Work out the 12th term.
  13. 13th October 2009£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. How many Swiss francs does £420 buy?
  14. 14th October 2009An L-shape is a 8 cm by 15 cm rectangle with a 4 cm by 4 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  15. 15th October 2009Here are seven numbers: 13, 5, 14, 28, 8, 25, 19. Work out the median and the range.
  16. 16th October 2009A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 2 with the leaves 0, 1, 4, 5, 8. Work out the median of the five values.
  17. 17th October 2009Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(208) lie?
  18. 18th October 2009Solve the inequality 2x + 14 > 20.
  19. 19th October 2009A recipe for 12 flapjacks uses 540 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 5 flapjacks?
  20. 20th October 2009A cuboid measures 6 cm by 6 cm by 12 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  21. 21st October 2009A bag holds 7 red, 8 blue and 3 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is blue.
  22. 22nd October 2009A pie chart shows 60 items. One sector has an angle of 6°. How many items does it represent?
  23. 23rd October 2009Work out 2/7 x 2/7. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  24. 24th October 2009Simplify 2a + 4b + 4a - 2b.
  25. 25th October 20093 identical batteries cost £4.20. Work out the cost of 2 of the same batteries.
  26. 26th October 2009The point (3, 6) is rotated 90° clockwise about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  27. 27th October 2009A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
  28. 28th October 2009Of 53 students, 20 study French, 34 study German and 5 study both. How many study neither?
  29. 29th October 2009A length x is 49 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  30. 30th October 2009A line has equation y = 6x - 30. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  31. 31st October 2009A model of a narrowboat is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 1.25 m. How long is the model, in cm?

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