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August 2010 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in August 2010, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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August 2010

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in August 2010

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  1. 1st August 2010Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(28) lie?
  2. 2nd August 2010A sequence has nth term 4n - 7. Work out the 100th term.
  3. 3rd August 2010A 600 g bag of pasta costs £6.90. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  4. 4th August 2010The point (5, 6) is reflected in the y-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  5. 5th August 2010Here are seven numbers: 11, 14, 8, 25, 2, 13, 7. Work out the median and the range.
  6. 6th August 2010In a survey 5 households own 1 car, 6 own 2 cars and 9 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  7. 7th August 2010Work out 5/7 x 2/4. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  8. 8th August 2010Solve the inequality 4x + 12 >= 24.
  9. 9th August 2010£1 is worth 1.85 Australian dollars. How many Australian dollars does £460 buy?
  10. 10th August 2010The bearing of B from A is 179°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  11. 11th August 2010A bag holds 5 red, 9 blue and 9 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is green.
  12. 12th August 2010A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 7, 7, 12 and 12. How many values are in the whole data set?
  13. 13th August 2010A length x is 40 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  14. 14th August 2010Simplify 6a + 2b + 7a - 2b.
  15. 15th August 2010A recipe for 6 muffins uses 228 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 5 muffins?
  16. 16th August 2010A cuboid measures 6 cm by 2 cm by 4 cm. Work out its volume.
  17. 17th August 2010A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.15. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  18. 18th August 2010A scatter graph plots the temperature outside and the number of ice creams sold. What type of correlation would you expect?
  19. 19th August 2010Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(10) lie?
  20. 20th August 2010A line has equation y = 6x - 18. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  21. 21st August 20105 identical pens cost £12.25. Work out the cost of 9 of the same pens.
  22. 22nd August 2010Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 139°. Work out the other.
  23. 23rd August 2010Mia has 4 scores with a mean of 16. Scores 17, 18, 15 are known. Work out the missing score.
  24. 24th August 2010A pie chart shows 72 people. 9 of them chose history. Work out the angle of that sector.
  25. 25th August 2010Work out 1/6 x 7/8. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  26. 26th August 2010The angles in a triangle are 4x°, 3x° and (x + 100)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  27. 27th August 2010A model of a bridge is built to a scale of 1 : 50. The real length is 5 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  28. 28th August 2010Two of the angles in a triangle are 90° and 46°. Work out the third angle.
  29. 29th August 2010The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/5. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  30. 30th August 201060 students were asked how they travel. 20 walked, and of those 5 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  31. 31st August 2010A length x is 5.9 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.

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