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October 2016 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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October 2016

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in October 2016

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  1. 1st October 2016The bearing of B from A is 155°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  2. 2nd October 2016The probability that it rains tomorrow is 1/5. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  3. 3rd October 2016A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 10, 12, 11 and 9. How many values are in the whole data set?
  4. 4th October 2016Work out 4/5 x 1/5. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  5. 5th October 2016A rectangle is x cm wide and 8 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  6. 6th October 2016£1 is worth 1.85 Australian dollars. How many Australian dollars does £520 buy?
  7. 7th October 2016A cuboid measures 6 cm by 14 cm by 11 cm. Work out its volume.
  8. 8th October 2016Using only the digits 2, 8, 1 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  9. 9th October 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?
  10. 10th October 2016A length x is 14.8 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  11. 11th October 2016Use v = u + at with u = 11, a = 5 and t = 6. Work out v.
  12. 12th October 2016A recipe for 8 muffins uses 264 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 9 muffins?
  13. 13th October 2016Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 39°. Work out the other.
  14. 14th October 2016Here are 7 numbers: 28, 26, 18, 20, 27, 23, 19. Work out the mean.
  15. 15th October 2016A pie chart shows 24 people. 14 of them chose art. Work out the angle of that sector.
  16. 16th October 2016Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(119) lie?
  17. 17th October 2016A sequence has nth term 8n - 6. Work out the 100th term.
  18. 18th October 20165 identical cupcakes cost £7.00. Work out the cost of 2 of the same cupcakes.
  19. 19th October 2016Two of the angles in a triangle are 45° and 25°. Work out the third angle.
  20. 20th October 2016Here are seven numbers: 25, 2, 17, 14, 4, 7, 13. Work out the median and the range.
  21. 21st October 2016140 students were asked how they travel. 70 walked, and of those 5 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  22. 22nd October 2016Work out 1/2 x 8/9. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  23. 23rd October 2016Solve the inequality 5x - 11 > 44.
  24. 24th October 2016A model of a bridge is built to a scale of 1 : 50. The real length is 1 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  25. 25th October 2016A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 8 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  26. 26th October 2016A bag holds 9 red, 9 blue and 6 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is blue.
  27. 27th October 2016On a bar chart each gridline square stands for 5 people. A bar is 8 squares tall. How many people does it show?
  28. 28th October 2016A length x is 690 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  29. 29th October 2016Simplify 3a + 3b + 5a - 4b.
  30. 30th October 2016A 900 g bag of rice costs £7.20. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  31. 31st October 2016An L-shape is a 13 cm by 16 cm rectangle with a 6 cm by 4 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.

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