Maths test

Some of the questions that Arran Fernandez had to answer on the Edexcel exam board's foundation paper

1. Change 4 kilograms into pounds

2. Work out i) 5 + (-2). ii) -3 - (-5). iii) -4 - 7.

3. This rule is used to find out how far apart to plant two bushes: Add the heights of the bushes, divide your answer by 3. Ben is going to plant two different bushes. He should plant them 50cm apart. The height of one of the bushes is 90cm.

a) Work out the height of the other bush. b) The heights of two different bushes are a cm and b cm. The two bushes should be planted d cm apart. Write down a formula for d in terms of a and b.


1. 8.8lbs

2. i) 3. ii) 2. iii) -11

3. a) 60cm. b) a + b / 3 = d