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December 2017 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in December 2017, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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December 2017

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in December 2017

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  1. 1st December 2017An L-shape is a 19 cm by 8 cm rectangle with a 6 cm by 2 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  2. 2nd December 2017Using only the digits 3, 1, 9 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  3. 3rd December 2017A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 3 with the leaves 1, 3, 5, 6, 9. Work out the median of the five values.
  4. 4th December 2017Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(117) lie?
  5. 5th December 2017Use v = u + at with u = 15, a = 3 and t = 6. Work out v.
  6. 6th December 2017A recipe for 4 flapjacks uses 116 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 3 flapjacks?
  7. 7th December 2017A cuboid measures 5 cm by 8 cm by 7 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  8. 8th December 2017Here are 7 numbers: 17, 27, 17, 16, 28, 27, 22. Work out the mean.
  9. 9th December 2017A pie chart shows 24 items. One sector has an angle of 90°. How many items does it represent?
  10. 10th December 2017Work out 2/4 divided by 5/8. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  11. 11th December 2017A sequence has nth term 2n - 11. Work out the 20th term.
  12. 12th December 20176 identical cupcakes cost £12.60. Work out the cost of 9 of the same cupcakes.
  13. 13th December 2017The point (2, 5) is rotated 180° about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  14. 14th December 2017Here are seven numbers: 14, 17, 28, 19, 11, 8, 7. Work out the median and the range.
  15. 15th December 2017Of 42 students, 12 study French, 21 study German and 4 study both. How many study neither?
  16. 16th December 2017A length x is 17.7 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  17. 17th December 2017Solve the inequality 7x - 7 < 14.
  18. 18th December 2017A model of a lorry is built to a scale of 1 : 50. The real length is 3 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  19. 19th December 2017Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 134°, 43° and 106°. Work out the fourth.
  20. 20th December 2017A bag holds 3 red, 5 blue and 2 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is blue.
  21. 21st December 201790 people were surveyed. 50 were adults, of whom 5 said yes. 20 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  22. 22nd December 2017Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(22) lie?
  23. 23rd December 2017Simplify 7a + 5b + 3a - 2b.
  24. 24th December 2017A 1000 g bag of pasta costs £10.50. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  25. 25th December 2017A trapezium has parallel sides of 14 cm and 20 cm, 6 cm apart. Work out its area.
  26. 26th December 2017A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
  27. 27th December 2017In a group of 50 students, 20 are boys. 5 boys and 10 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  28. 28th December 2017Work out 2/6 x 8/9. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  29. 29th December 2017A line has equation y = 6x - 30. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  30. 30th December 2017£1 is worth 1.24 US dollars. How many US dollars does £280 buy?
  31. 31st December 2017The point (-7, -1) is reflected in the y-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.

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