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January 2019 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in January 2019, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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January 2019

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in January 2019

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  1. 1st January 2019An L-shape is a 11 cm by 16 cm rectangle with a 6 cm by 6 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  2. 2nd January 2019A bag holds 5 red, 5 blue and 5 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is blue.
  3. 3rd January 2019A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 5 with the leaves 1, 2, 3, 7, 8. Work out the median of the five values.
  4. 4th January 2019Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(89) lie?
  5. 5th January 2019Simplify 4a + 5b + 2a - 4b.
  6. 6th January 20196 identical cupcakes cost £9.90. Work out the cost of 10 of the same cupcakes.
  7. 7th January 2019A cuboid measures 9 cm by 5 cm by 7 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  8. 8th January 2019A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.4. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
  9. 9th January 2019A pie chart shows 20 items. One sector has an angle of 18°. How many items does it represent?
  10. 10th January 2019Work out 1/2 x 7/8. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  11. 11th January 2019A line has equation y = 3x - 3. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  12. 12th January 2019A model of a lorry is built to a scale of 1 : 20. The real length is 0.4 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  13. 13th January 2019The point (-8, -6) is rotated 90° anticlockwise about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  14. 14th January 2019Idris has 4 scores with a mean of 11. Scores 15, 8, 7 are known. Work out the missing score.
  15. 15th January 2019Of 44 students, 24 study French, 11 study German and 3 study both. How many study neither?
  16. 16th January 2019A length x is 69 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  17. 17th January 2019The angles in a triangle are 3x°, 3x° and (x + 19)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  18. 18th January 2019A 600 g bag of rice costs £5.40. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  19. 19th January 2019Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 46°, 84° and 37°. Work out the fourth.
  20. 20th January 2019The probability that it rains tomorrow is 1/2. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  21. 21st January 2019170 people were surveyed. 50 were adults, of whom 10 said yes. 60 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  22. 22nd January 2019Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(74) lie?
  23. 23rd January 2019A rectangle is x cm wide and 8 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  24. 24th January 2019£1 is worth 1.85 Australian dollars. How many Australian dollars does £500 buy?
  25. 25th January 2019A trapezium has parallel sides of 12 cm and 15 cm, 18 cm apart. Work out its area.
  26. 26th January 2019Using only the digits 3, 8, 5 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  27. 27th January 2019In a group of 70 students, 40 are boys. 15 boys and 5 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  28. 28th January 2019Work out 2/5 x 4/7. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  29. 29th January 2019Use v = u + at with u = 9, a = 7 and t = 5. Work out v.
  30. 30th January 2019A recipe for 8 scones uses 248 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 24 scones?
  31. 31st January 2019The point (-8, -4) is reflected in the y-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.

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