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March 2020 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in March 2020, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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March 2020

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in March 2020

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st March 20207 identical batteries cost £12.25. Work out the cost of 12 of the same batteries.
  2. 2nd March 2020The point (-1, -7) is reflected in the x-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  3. 3rd March 2020A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 250 times. How many heads would you expect?
  4. 4th March 2020In a survey 4 households own 1 car, 6 own 2 cars and 4 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
  5. 5th March 2020A length x is 9 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  6. 6th March 2020A line has equation y = 6x - 30. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  7. 7th March 2020A model of a narrowboat is built to a scale of 1 : 50. The real length is 2 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  8. 8th March 2020The bearing of B from A is 157°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  9. 9th March 2020Maeve has 5 scores with a mean of 16. Scores 19, 15, 13, 16 are known. Work out the missing score.
  10. 10th March 2020A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 6, 12, 2 and 7. How many values are in the whole data set?
  11. 11th March 2020Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(206) lie?
  12. 12th March 2020The angles in a triangle are 4x°, 3x° and (x + 20)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  13. 13th March 2020A 500 g bag of rice costs £2.75. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  14. 14th March 2020A cuboid measures 12 cm by 14 cm by 2 cm. Work out its volume.
  15. 15th March 2020The probability that it rains tomorrow is 1/5. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  16. 16th March 2020A scatter graph plots a house's floor area and its asking price. What type of correlation would you expect?
  17. 17th March 2020Work out 5/6 x 1/2. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  18. 18th March 2020A rectangle is x cm wide and 5 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  19. 19th March 2020£1 is worth 1.24 US dollars. How many US dollars does £320 buy?
  20. 20th March 2020Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 109°. Work out the other.
  21. 21st March 2020Using only the digits 8, 6, 1 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  22. 22nd March 2020A pie chart shows 10 people. 3 of them chose French. Work out the angle of that sector.
  23. 23rd March 2020A length x is 51 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  24. 24th March 2020Use v = u + at with u = 2, a = 3 and t = 2. Work out v.
  25. 25th March 2020A recipe for 12 scones uses 360 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 20 scones?
  26. 26th March 2020Two of the angles in a triangle are 30° and 87°. Work out the third angle.
  27. 27th March 2020Here are 5 numbers: 12, 17, 6, 7, 18. Work out the mean.
  28. 28th March 2020190 students were asked how they travel. 20 walked, and of those 10 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  29. 29th March 2020Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(70) lie?
  30. 30th March 2020A sequence has nth term 6n - 7. Work out the 10th term.
  31. 31st March 20207 identical cupcakes cost £8.75. Work out the cost of 11 of the same cupcakes.

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