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October 2012 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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October 2012

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in October 2012

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  1. 1st October 2012Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(15) lie?
  2. 2nd October 2012Use v = u + at with u = 11, a = 5 and t = 6. Work out v.
  3. 3rd October 2012A recipe for 8 flapjacks uses 184 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 5 flapjacks?
  4. 4th October 2012The point (4, 7) is reflected in the y-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  5. 5th October 2012Here are 5 numbers: 17, 16, 22, 28, 27. Work out the mean.
  6. 6th October 2012In a survey 2 households own 1 car, 4 own 2 cars and 2 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  7. 7th October 2012Work out 1/3 divided by 2/7. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  8. 8th October 2012A sequence has nth term 2n + 7. Work out the 12th term.
  9. 9th October 20124 identical batteries cost £6.40. Work out the cost of 6 of the same batteries.
  10. 10th October 2012The bearing of B from A is 312°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  11. 11th October 2012Here are seven numbers: 22, 28, 25, 14, 5, 11, 13. Work out the median and the range.
  12. 12th October 2012A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 9, 10, 4 and 3. How many values are in the whole data set?
  13. 13th October 2012A length x is 64 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  14. 14th October 2012Solve the inequality 6x + 1 >= 13.
  15. 15th October 2012A model of an aircraft is built to a scale of 1 : 50. The real length is 4 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  16. 16th October 2012A cuboid measures 2 cm by 7 cm by 13 cm. Work out its volume.
  17. 17th October 2012A bag holds 2 red, 5 blue and 8 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is blue.
  18. 18th October 2012A scatter graph plots the height of a tree and its age. What type of correlation would you expect?
  19. 19th October 2012Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(118) lie?
  20. 20th October 2012Simplify 8a + 6b + 2a - 2b.
  21. 21st October 2012A 800 g bag of pasta costs £6.00. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  22. 22nd October 2012Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 99°. Work out the other.
  23. 23rd October 2012A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 50 times. How many heads would you expect?
  24. 24th October 2012A pie chart shows 12 people. 1 of them chose French. Work out the angle of that sector.
  25. 25th October 2012Work out 1/3 x 7/9. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  26. 26th October 2012A line has equation y = 6x - 6. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  27. 27th October 2012£1 is worth 1.24 US dollars. How many US dollars does £480 buy?
  28. 28th October 2012Two of the angles in a triangle are 53° and 35°. Work out the third angle.
  29. 29th October 2012Maeve has 5 scores with a mean of 6. Scores 9, 5, 3, 7 are known. Work out the missing score.
  30. 30th October 2012170 students were asked how they travel. 30 walked, and of those 10 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  31. 31st October 2012A length x is 8.7 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.

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