Maths foundation

• What topics are included in the geometry section?

  Angles, symmetry, volume, area, speed
• What topics are covered under algebra?

  Substitution, equations, factorizing, expanding
• What topics are included in the statistics section?

  Bar charts, pictograms, frequency trees, pie charts
• How do you write 6840 in words?

  Six thousand eight hundred and forty
• What is the sum of 381 and 64?

  445
• What is 514 minus 175?

  339
• What is 83 multiplied by 29?

  2407
• What is 1032 divided by 6?

  172
• What is the order of operations also known as?

  BODMAS or BIDMAS
• What is the result of 5 plus 10 multiplied by 2?

  25
• What is 8 squared?

  64
• What is 235 rounded to the nearest hundred?

  200
• What is 7680 rounded to the nearest thousand?

  8000
• What is 5.18 rounded to one decimal place?

  5.2
• What is 394 rounded to one significant figure?

  400
• What is 1273 rounded to one significant figure?

  1000
• What is 7961 rounded to one significant figure?

  8000
• What is the result of rounding 394 to one significant figure?

  400
• What is the result of rounding 1273 to one significant figure?

  1000
• What is the result of rounding 7961 to one significant figure?

  8000
• What is the first operation to perform in the order of operations?

  Brackets
• What does the term "significant figure" refer to?

  The digits that carry meaning contributing to precision
• What is the result of rounding 5.18 to one decimal place?

  5.2
• What is the significance of the number line in rounding?

  It helps determine the closest value
• How do you determine whether to round up or down?

  Based on the digit in the next place value
• What is the result of rounding 394 to one significant figure?

  400
• What is the result of rounding 1273 to one significant figure?

  1000
• What is the result of rounding 7961 to one significant figure?

  8000
• What is the result of rounding 5.18 to one decimal place?

  5.2
• What is the first step in rounding to one significant figure?

  Identify the first non-zero digit
• How do you determine if you round up or down when rounding to one significant figure?

  Look at the second digit after the first
• If you round 394 to one significant figure, what is the result?

  400
• Why do you round 1273 to 1300 instead of 1200?

  It is closer to 1300 than 1200
• What is the first significant figure in the number 0.618?


  6
• How do you round 0.618 to one significant figure?

  It rounds down to 0.6
• What is the result of rounding 20.501 to one significant figure?

  20
• What is the lowest possible population of Wales if it is 12,000 to the nearest thousand?

  11,500
• How do you determine the highest possible population of Wales given it is 12,000 to the nearest thousand?

  It could be 12,499
• What is the purpose of estimation in calculations?

  To simplify calculations using nicer numbers
• How do you estimate the total cost of 78 magazines at £5.15 each?

  Round to 80 magazines at £5