RSH March 2003

Foundation Paper 1


Enter your name:

Enter the date:

   
Try all the questions and click Check when you have finished.
 

1.   Enter, in figures, the number six thousand and fifty six. 
2.  

45, 34, 51, 23, 56, 62, 35, 66.

   
  a. Which two of these numbers add up to 100 ? and
  b. Which two of these numbers differ by 12 ? and
3.  

The following scale gives the speed of a train in m.p.h

   
  a. What speed is shown by the arrow A ?  
  b. Enter an estimate for the speed shown by arrow B.
4.   What is 87359    
  a. to the nearest 100
b. to the nearest 1000
5. a. What is 0.50 as a fraction ? /
  b. What is 34% as a decimal ?
  c. What is 1/4 as a decimal ?
  d. 0.50, 34%, 1/4    
    Which, in decimals, is the smallest of these numbers

Which, in decimals, is the largest of these numbers

6.  

88, 22, 12, 21, 62, 6, 49, 8, 11

From the above numbers enter

   
  a. A square number
  b. A cube number
  c. A prime number
d. Factors of 22 and
   
7.   Find 10% of £4000 £
8.  

What is the next term in this sequence 5, 11, 17, 23, ...

9.  

This formula is used to calculate the cost of repairing a car.

   
  a.

What is the cost when

Rate per Hour = £7.50
Number of hours = 4
Standing Charge = £15.00

£
  b.

What is the Standing Charge when

Cost = £75
Rate per hour = £5
Number of hours = 10

£
10.  

Tickets for a school trip cost £4.45 for each pupil and £5.50 for each adult. 32 pupils and 4 adults are going on the trip. What is the total cost of the tickets ?

£