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January 2016 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in January 2016, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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January 2016

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in January 2016

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  1. 1st January 2016In a group of 80 students, 30 are boys. 5 boys and 5 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  2. 2nd January 2016Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(79) lie?
  3. 3rd January 2016Solve the inequality 6x + 13 >= 31.
  4. 4th January 2016A 1200 g bag of pasta costs £6.00. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  5. 5th January 2016The point (-4, 5) is reflected in the x-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  6. 6th January 2016A bag holds 4 red, 4 blue and 2 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  7. 7th January 2016In a survey 4 households own 1 car, 4 own 2 cars and 9 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  8. 8th January 2016Work out 1/2 divided by 1/8. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  9. 9th January 2016Simplify 9a + 5b + 6a - 8b.
  10. 10th January 2016£1 is worth 1.85 Australian dollars. How many Australian dollars does £260 buy?
  11. 11th January 2016The bearing of B from A is 263°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  12. 12th January 2016A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.2. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
  13. 13th January 2016A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 7, 12, 3 and 3. How many values are in the whole data set?
  14. 14th January 2016A length x is 40 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  15. 15th January 2016A line has equation y = 2x - 2. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  16. 16th January 2016A recipe for 8 flapjacks uses 200 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 3 flapjacks?
  17. 17th January 2016A cuboid measures 4 cm by 2 cm by 3 cm. Work out its volume.
  18. 18th January 2016Maeve has 4 scores with a mean of 12. Scores 8, 8, 16 are known. Work out the missing score.
  19. 19th January 2016A 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?
  20. 20th January 2016Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(76) lie?
  21. 21st January 2016The angles in a triangle are 4x°, x° and (x + 66)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  22. 22nd January 20168 identical batteries cost £4.40. Work out the cost of 2 of the same batteries.
  23. 23rd January 2016Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 105°. Work out the other.
  24. 24th January 2016The probability that it rains tomorrow is 1/5. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  25. 25th January 2016A pie chart shows 60 people. 43 of them chose art. Work out the angle of that sector.
  26. 26th January 2016Work out 6/9 x 2/4. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  27. 27th January 2016A rectangle is x cm wide and 5 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  28. 28th January 2016A model of a lorry is built to a scale of 1 : 20. The real length is 1.2 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  29. 29th January 2016Two of the angles in a triangle are 68° and 56°. Work out the third angle.
  30. 30th January 2016Using only the digits 3, 4, 1 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  31. 31st January 2016170 students were asked how they travel. 70 walked, and of those 5 were late. How many walkers were on time?

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