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March 2021 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in March 2021, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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March 2021

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in March 2021

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  1. 1st March 2021A sequence has nth term 9n - 2. Work out the 10th term.
  2. 2nd March 2021A model of a lorry is built to a scale of 1 : 20. The real length is 1.2 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  3. 3rd March 2021An L-shape is a 15 cm by 11 cm rectangle with a 4 cm by 3 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  4. 4th March 2021Here are seven numbers: 11, 17, 19, 22, 28, 5, 4. Work out the median and the range.
  5. 5th March 2021A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 2 with the leaves 1, 3, 4, 5, 9. Work out the median of the five values.
  6. 6th March 2021Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(205) lie?
  7. 7th March 2021Solve the inequality 8x + 10 > 90.
  8. 8th March 2021A 400 g bag of oats costs £2.80. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  9. 9th March 2021A cuboid measures 11 cm by 12 cm by 2 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  10. 10th March 2021A bag holds 3 red, 5 blue and 2 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  11. 11th March 2021A pie chart shows 90 items. One sector has an angle of 28°. How many items does it represent?
  12. 12th March 2021Work out 1/8 divided by 4/6. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  13. 13th March 2021Simplify 7a + 5b + 5a - 4b.
  14. 14th March 2021£1 is worth 1.85 Australian dollars. How many Australian dollars does £100 buy?
  15. 15th March 2021The point (-7, -2) is rotated 90° clockwise about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  16. 16th March 2021A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  17. 17th March 2021Of 60 students, 30 study French, 32 study German and 15 study both. How many study neither?
  18. 18th March 2021A length x is 11.3 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  19. 19th March 2021A line has equation y = 6x - 18. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  20. 20th March 2021A recipe for 10 pancakes uses 310 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 5 pancakes?
  21. 21st March 2021Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 132°, 55° and 83°. Work out the fourth.
  22. 22nd March 2021Oliwia has 5 scores with a mean of 8. Scores 6, 8, 10, 13 are known. Work out the missing score.
  23. 23rd March 2021220 people were surveyed. 40 were adults, of whom 15 said yes. 90 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  24. 24th March 2021Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(79) lie?
  25. 25th March 2021The angles in a triangle are 2x°, 2x° and (x + 80)°. Form an equation and work out x.
  26. 26th March 20215 identical batteries cost £3.75. Work out the cost of 11 of the same batteries.
  27. 27th March 2021A trapezium has parallel sides of 9 cm and 17 cm, 16 cm apart. Work out its area.
  28. 28th March 2021The probability that it rains tomorrow is 4/5. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  29. 29th March 2021In a group of 80 students, 30 are boys. 5 boys and 15 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  30. 30th March 2021Work out 5/6 x 1/2. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  31. 31st March 2021A rectangle is x cm wide and 8 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.

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