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May 2023 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in May 2023, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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May 2023

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in May 2023

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  1. 1st May 2023A length x is 7 cm, rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for x.
  2. 2nd May 2023Use v = u + at with u = 7, a = 2 and t = 4. Work out v.
  3. 3rd May 2023£1 is worth 1.24 US dollars. How many US dollars does £240 buy?
  4. 4th May 2023An L-shape is a 8 cm by 13 cm rectangle with a 4 cm by 6 cm rectangle cut out of one corner. Work out its area.
  5. 5th May 2023Here are 6 numbers: 7, 18, 6, 6, 17, 18. Work out the mean.
  6. 6th May 2023A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 2 with the leaves 0, 2, 4, 5, 8. Work out the median of the five values.
  7. 7th May 2023Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(96) lie?
  8. 8th May 2023A sequence has nth term 3n + 12. Work out the 20th term.
  9. 9th May 2023A recipe for 4 pancakes uses 124 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 24 pancakes?
  10. 10th May 2023A cuboid measures 11 cm by 6 cm by 10 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  11. 11th May 2023Here are seven numbers: 14, 7, 13, 8, 25, 22, 17. Work out the median and the range.
  12. 12th May 2023A pie chart shows 120 items. One sector has an angle of 15°. How many items does it represent?
  13. 13th May 2023Work out 3/6 x 6/7. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  14. 14th May 2023Solve the inequality 7x - 5 <= 23.
  15. 15th May 20235 identical cupcakes cost £5.00. Work out the cost of 9 of the same cupcakes.
  16. 16th May 2023The point (2, -7) is rotated 180° about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  17. 17th May 2023A bag holds 7 red, 7 blue and 8 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is green.
  18. 18th May 2023Of 56 students, 20 study French, 33 study German and 15 study both. How many study neither?
  19. 19th May 2023A length x is 770 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
  20. 20th May 2023Simplify 4a + 5b + 2a - 3b.
  21. 21st May 2023A model of a narrowboat is built to a scale of 1 : 100. The real length is 6 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  22. 22nd May 2023Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 139°, 134° and 49°. Work out the fourth.
  23. 23rd May 2023A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.2. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
  24. 24th May 2023230 people were surveyed. 30 were adults, of whom 15 said yes. 30 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  25. 25th May 2023Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(152) lie?
  26. 26th May 2023A line has equation y = 6x - 36. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  27. 27th May 2023A 300 g bag of oats costs £1.35. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  28. 28th May 2023A trapezium has parallel sides of 3 cm and 6 cm, 12 cm apart. Work out its area.
  29. 29th May 2023Maeve has 5 scores with a mean of 6. Scores 7, 5, 5, 6 are known. Work out the missing score.
  30. 30th May 2023In a group of 110 students, 20 are boys. 5 boys and 25 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  31. 31st May 2023Work out 3/6 divided by 2/5. Give your answer in its simplest form.

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