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May 1997 - Numeracy 5-a-day

Every Numeracy sheet published in May 1997, with answers. Grades 1-3 - the everyday number work every other tier is built on.

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May 1997

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 1-3

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  1. 1st May 1997Write the ratio 8 : 14 in its simplest form.
  2. 2nd May 1997A is the point (-8, -2) and B is the point (2, 0). Write down the midpoint of AB.
  3. 3rd May 1997A cafe offers 6 sandwich fillings and 6 kinds of bread. How many different sandwiches can be made?
  4. 4th May 1997A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 3 with the leaves 1, 2, 4, 5, 8. Work out the median of the five values.
  5. 5th May 1997Work out (3 + 8 x 6) / 6, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
  6. 6th May 1997Simplify 8a + 6b + 2a - 9b.
  7. 7th May 1997Write the ratio 6 : 27 in its simplest form.
  8. 8th May 1997Change 4100 ml into litres.
  9. 9th May 1997A bag holds 8 red, 9 blue and 4 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  10. 10th May 1997In a group of 70 students, 20 are boys. 5 boys and 5 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  11. 11th May 1997Musa pays with a £5 note for shopping costing £1.74. How much change is given?
  12. 12th May 1997A function machine multiplies by 6 then subtracts 14. 40 comes out. What went in?
  13. 13th May 1997Write the ratio 6 : 14 in its simplest form.
  14. 14th May 1997A circle has a diameter of 20 cm. Work out its area, to 1 decimal place.
  15. 15th May 1997Using only the digits 1, 4, 9 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  16. 16th May 1997A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 5 with the leaves 1, 3, 6, 8, 9. Work out the median of the five values.
  17. 17th May 1997Put these in order, smallest first: 11/24, 2/24, 16/24.
  18. 18th May 1997A function machine multiplies by 4 then adds 3. What comes out when 11 goes in?
  19. 19th May 1997Write the ratio 18 : 63 in its simplest form.
  20. 20th May 1997A rectangle has an area of 270 cm^2 and a width of 15 cm. Work out its perimeter.
  21. 21st May 1997Here are 6 numbers: 21, 21, 9, 21, 9, 9. Work out the mean.
  22. 22nd May 1997In a group of 150 students, 60 are boys. 25 boys and 40 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  23. 23rd May 1997In the number 49661, what is the value of the digit 6 in the hundreds column?
  24. 24th May 1997Simplify 4a + 9b + 6a - 5b.
  25. 25th May 1997Write the ratio 35 : 63 in its simplest form.
  26. 26th May 1997Two angles sit next to each other on a straight line. One of them is 107°. Work out the other.
  27. 27th May 1997The probability that it rains tomorrow is 5/8. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
  28. 28th May 1997A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 4 with the leaves 1, 2, 5, 6, 9. Work out the median of the five values.
  29. 29th May 1997Round 68.6325 to 2 decimal places.
  30. 30th May 1997A function machine multiplies by 8 then subtracts 1. 87 comes out. What went in?
  31. 31st May 1997Write the ratio 4 : 6 in its simplest form.

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