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March 2014 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in March 2014, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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March 2014

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in March 2014

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  1. 1st March 2014A length x is 4 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  2. 2nd March 2014Solve the inequality 3x - 4 < 5.
  3. 3rd March 20148 identical pens cost £4.80. Work out the cost of 8 of the same pens.
  4. 4th March 2014Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 98°, 99° and 112°. Work out the fourth.
  5. 5th March 2014A bag holds 8 red, 9 blue and 2 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  6. 6th March 2014160 people were surveyed. 50 were adults, of whom 10 said yes. 50 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  7. 7th March 2014Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(52) lie?
  8. 8th March 2014Simplify 3a + 4b + 3a - 3b.
  9. 9th March 2014A model of a narrowboat is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 3 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  10. 10th March 2014A trapezium has parallel sides of 3 cm and 8 cm, 16 cm apart. Work out its area.
  11. 11th March 2014A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
  12. 12th March 2014In a group of 130 students, 50 are boys. 15 boys and 35 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  13. 13th March 2014Work out 5/8 x 4/5. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  14. 14th March 2014A line has equation y = 2x - 6. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  15. 15th March 2014A 700 g bag of oats costs £3.15. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  16. 16th March 2014The point (-6, 7) is reflected in the x-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  17. 17th March 2014Callum has 4 scores with a mean of 20. Scores 18, 22, 14 are known. Work out the missing score.
  18. 18th March 2014In a survey 9 households own 1 car, 4 own 2 cars and 2 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  19. 19th March 2014A length x is 9.1 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  20. 20th March 2014The angles in a triangle are 4x°, 3x° and (x + 52)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  21. 21st March 2014£1 is worth 1.24 US dollars. How many US dollars does £180 buy?
  22. 22nd March 2014The bearing of B from A is 186°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  23. 23rd March 2014The probability that it rains tomorrow is 5/8. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  24. 24th March 2014A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 4, 9, 4 and 12. How many values are in the whole data set?
  25. 25th March 2014Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(53) lie?
  26. 26th March 2014A rectangle is x cm wide and 9 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  27. 27th March 2014A recipe for 10 pancakes uses 410 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 15 pancakes?
  28. 28th March 2014A cuboid measures 15 cm by 10 cm by 14 cm. Work out its volume.
  29. 29th March 2014Using only the digits 2, 5, 1, 8 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  30. 30th March 2014A scatter graph plots the age of a car and its value. What type of correlation would you expect?
  31. 31st March 2014Work out 1/5 x 3/6. Give your answer in its simplest form.

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