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October 2020 - Foundation 5-a-day

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

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October 2020

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in October 2020

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  1. 1st October 2020Work out 4/8 divided by 2/5. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  2. 2nd October 2020A line has equation y = 5x - 25. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  3. 3rd October 2020A model of a lorry is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 1.25 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  4. 4th October 2020Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 145°. Work out the other.
  5. 5th October 2020Maeve has 5 scores with a mean of 6. Scores 9, 11, 1, 3 are known. Work out the missing score.
  6. 6th October 2020A pie chart shows 45 people. 26 of them chose maths. Work out the angle of that sector.
  7. 7th October 2020A length x is 620 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  8. 8th October 2020The angles in a triangle are 2x°, x° and (x + 20)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  9. 9th October 2020A 800 g bag of rice costs £9.60. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  10. 10th October 2020Two of the angles in a triangle are 32° and 88°. Work out the third angle.
  11. 11th October 2020The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/4. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  12. 12th October 2020150 students were asked how they travel. 60 walked, and of those 20 were late. How many walkers were on time?
  13. 13th October 2020Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(160) lie?
  14. 14th October 2020A rectangle is x cm wide and 5 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
  15. 15th October 2020£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. How many Swiss francs does £160 buy?
  16. 16th October 2020A goat is tied to a post in an open field by a rope 5 m long. Describe the region of grass it can reach.
  17. 17th October 2020Using only the digits 1, 3, 9, 7 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  18. 18th October 2020On a bar chart each gridline square stands for 2 people. A bar is 8 squares tall. How many people does it show?
  19. 19th October 2020Work out 2/7 divided by 1/9. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  20. 20th October 2020Use v = u + at with u = 10, a = 7 and t = 8. Work out v.
  21. 21st October 2020A recipe for 4 flapjacks uses 148 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 15 flapjacks?
  22. 22nd October 2020An L-shape is a 20 cm by 16 cm rectangle with a 8 cm by 3 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  23. 23rd October 2020Here are 7 numbers: 11, 13, 16, 8, 9, 14, 6. Work out the mean.
  24. 24th October 2020A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 2 with the leaves 1, 2, 4, 7, 8. Work out the median of the five values.
  25. 25th October 2020A length x is 79 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  26. 26th October 2020A sequence has nth term 4n + 11. Work out the 100th term.
  27. 27th October 20206 identical cupcakes cost £2.10. Work out the cost of 7 of the same cupcakes.
  28. 28th October 2020A cuboid measures 10 cm by 8 cm by 4 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  29. 29th October 2020Here are seven numbers: 2, 28, 25, 5, 4, 19, 11. Work out the median and the range.
  30. 30th October 2020A pie chart shows 60 items. One sector has an angle of 12°. How many items does it represent?
  31. 31st October 2020Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(55) lie?

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