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August 2012 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in August 2012, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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August 2012

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in August 2012

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  1. 1st August 2012In a survey 5 households own 1 car, 6 own 2 cars and 3 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  2. 2nd August 2012A length x is 80 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  3. 3rd August 2012A line has equation y = 3x - 6. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  4. 4th August 2012A recipe for 6 scones uses 126 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 15 scones?
  5. 5th August 2012The bearing of B from A is 078°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  6. 6th August 2012Musa has 5 scores with a mean of 20. Scores 19, 21, 20, 21 are known. Work out the missing score.
  7. 7th August 2012A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 8, 2, 6 and 9. How many values are in the whole data set?
  8. 8th August 2012Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(181) lie?
  9. 9th August 2012The angles in a triangle are 2x°, x° and (x + 112)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  10. 10th August 20124 identical batteries cost £4.60. Work out the cost of 9 of the same batteries.
  11. 11th August 2012A cuboid measures 4 cm by 4 cm by 10 cm. Work out its volume.
  12. 12th August 2012The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/8. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  13. 13th August 2012A scatter graph plots a runner's time for 100 m and the distance they can throw a ball. What type of correlation would you expect?
  14. 14th August 2012Work out 2/7 x 8/9. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  15. 15th August 2012A rectangle is x cm wide and 2 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  16. 16th August 2012A model of an aircraft is built to a scale of 1 : 20. The real length is 0.8 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  17. 17th August 2012Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 58°. Work out the other.
  18. 18th August 2012Using only the digits 9, 6, 2 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  19. 19th August 2012A pie chart shows 10 people. 1 of them chose French. Work out the angle of that sector.
  20. 20th August 2012A length x is 650 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  21. 21st August 2012Use v = u + at with u = 10, a = 4 and t = 2. Work out v.
  22. 22nd August 2012A 900 g bag of coffee costs £2.25. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  23. 23rd August 2012Two of the angles in a triangle are 74° and 25°. Work out the third angle.
  24. 24th August 2012Here are 7 numbers: 15, 12, 7, 11, 13, 10, 9. Work out the mean.
  25. 25th August 201280 students were asked how they travel. 80 walked, and of those 20 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  26. 26th August 2012Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(26) lie?
  27. 27th August 2012A sequence has nth term 5n + 4. Work out the 100th term.
  28. 28th August 2012£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. How many Swiss francs does £520 buy?
  29. 29th August 2012A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 5 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  30. 30th August 2012Here are seven numbers: 4, 17, 19, 28, 7, 2, 13. Work out the median and the range.
  31. 31st August 2012On a bar chart each gridline square stands for 4 people. A bar is 3 squares tall. How many people does it show?

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