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October 2014 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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October 2014

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in October 2014

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  1. 1st October 2014A bag holds 6 red, 2 blue and 2 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  2. 2nd October 2014In a survey 4 households own 1 car, 5 own 2 cars and 7 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  3. 3rd October 2014A length x is 80 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  4. 4th October 2014Simplify 9a + 2b + 8a - 6b.
  5. 5th October 2014A model of an aircraft is built to a scale of 1 : 100. The real length is 9 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  6. 6th October 2014The bearing of B from A is 168°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  7. 7th October 2014A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
  8. 8th October 2014A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 11, 10, 3 and 4. How many values are in the whole data set?
  9. 9th October 2014Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(76) lie?
  10. 10th October 2014A line has equation y = 3x - 15. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  11. 11th October 2014A 800 g bag of oats costs £9.20. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  12. 12th October 2014A cuboid measures 5 cm by 5 cm by 6 cm. Work out its volume.
  13. 13th October 2014Ade has 4 scores with a mean of 11. Scores 13, 16, 6 are known. Work out the missing score.
  14. 14th October 2014A scatter graph plots how far a lorry has driven and the fuel left in its tank. What type of correlation would you expect?
  15. 15th October 2014Work out 4/9 x 1/4. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  16. 16th October 2014The angles in a triangle are 2x°, 2x° and (x + 15)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  17. 17th October 2014£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. How many Swiss francs does £220 buy?
  18. 18th October 2014Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 132°. Work out the other.
  19. 19th October 2014The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/5. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  20. 20th October 2014A pie chart shows 45 people. 35 of them chose history. Work out the angle of that sector.
  21. 21st October 2014A length x is 320 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  22. 22nd October 2014A rectangle is x cm wide and 9 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  23. 23rd October 2014A recipe for 6 pancakes uses 108 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 15 pancakes?
  24. 24th October 2014Two of the angles in a triangle are 52° and 91°. Work out the third angle.
  25. 25th October 2014Using only the digits 5, 4, 2 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  26. 26th October 2014200 students were asked how they travel. 60 walked, and of those 15 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  27. 27th October 2014Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(82) lie?
  28. 28th October 2014Use v = u + at with u = 7, a = 8 and t = 2. Work out v.
  29. 29th October 20148 identical notebooks cost £12.40. Work out the cost of 8 of the same notebooks.
  30. 30th October 2014A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 6 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  31. 31st October 2014Here are 5 numbers: 26, 16, 19, 23, 21. Work out the mean.

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