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December 2014 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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December 2014

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in December 2014

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  1. 1st December 2014In a group of 120 students, 50 are boys. 25 boys and 5 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  2. 2nd December 2014Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(61) lie?
  3. 3rd December 2014A rectangle is x cm wide and 4 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  4. 4th December 2014A model of an aircraft is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 2 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  5. 5th December 2014The point (-3, 2) is reflected in the x-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  6. 6th December 2014Using only the digits 7, 1, 8 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  7. 7th December 2014In a survey 3 households own 1 car, 4 own 2 cars and 8 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  8. 8th December 2014Work out 7/8 divided by 1/9. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  9. 9th December 2014Use v = u + at with u = 8, a = 9 and t = 3. Work out v.
  10. 10th December 2014A 500 g bag of pasta costs £2.00. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  11. 11th December 2014The bearing of B from A is 354°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  12. 12th December 2014Here are 5 numbers: 26, 28, 24, 24, 28. Work out the mean.
  13. 13th December 2014A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 5, 12, 5 and 7. How many values are in the whole data set?
  14. 14th December 2014A length x is 7 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  15. 15th December 2014A sequence has nth term 3n - 5. Work out the 10th term.
  16. 16th December 2014£1 is worth 1.24 US dollars. How many US dollars does £40 buy?
  17. 17th December 2014A cuboid measures 9 cm by 11 cm by 13 cm. Work out its volume.
  18. 18th December 2014Here are seven numbers: 4, 7, 5, 28, 17, 22, 25. Work out the median and the range.
  19. 19th December 2014A scatter graph plots the length of a queue and the number of tills open. What type of correlation would you expect?
  20. 20th December 2014Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(210) lie?
  21. 21st December 2014Solve the inequality 5x - 8 > 62.
  22. 22nd December 2014A recipe for 12 pancakes uses 420 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 9 pancakes?
  23. 23rd December 2014Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 117°. Work out the other.
  24. 24th December 2014A bag holds 7 red, 7 blue and 3 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is green.
  25. 25th December 2014A pie chart shows 72 people. 20 of them chose art. Work out the angle of that sector.
  26. 26th December 2014Work out 1/2 divided by 3/9. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  27. 27th December 2014Simplify 2a + 8b + 5a - 3b.
  28. 28th December 20144 identical batteries cost £2.00. Work out the cost of 8 of the same batteries.
  29. 29th December 2014Two of the angles in a triangle are 31° and 108°. Work out the third angle.
  30. 30th December 2014A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.4. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
  31. 31st December 201490 students were asked how they travel. 50 walked, and of those 20 were late. How many walkers were on time?

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