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GCSE GCSE Edexcel Foundation: November 2017 Paper 2, Q4 Janine buys some fruit. She buys mangos, apples, oranges and pears. Janine buys 5 mangos weighing 145 g each 3 apples weighing 120 g each 4 oranges weighing 115 g each Each pear has a weight of 80 g. The fruit has a total weight of 1.945 kg. (a) Work out how many pears Janine buys. 1 Janine buys some fruit. She buys mangos, apples, oranges and pears. Janine buys 5 mangos weighing 145 g each 3 apples weighing 120 g each 4 oranges weighing 115 g each Each pear has a weight of 80 g. The fruit has a total weight of 1.945 kg. (a) Work out how many pears Janine buys. (3) (3) Paul wants to buy 25 potatoes. He asks for 1 kg of potatoes in a shop. Paul assumes that each potato has a weight of 45 g. (b) (i) If Paul’s assumption is correct, will he get 15 potatoes? You must show how you get your answer. Paul wants to buy 25 potatoes. He asks for 1 kg of potatoes in a shop. Paul assumes that each potato has a weight of 45 g. (b) (i) If Paul’s assumption is correct, will he get 15 potatoes? You must show how you get your answer. (2) (2) (ii) If Paul’s assumption is not correct, could he get 25 potatoes? Justify your answer. (ii) If Paul’s assumption is not correct, could he get 25 potatoes? Justify your answer. (1) (1) (Total for Question 1 is 6 marks) (Total for Question 1 is 6 marks)

GCSE GCSE GCSE GCSE Edexcel Foundation: November 2017 Paper 2, Q13 Joseph makes shirts. He makes at least 13 shirts per hour. He is paid 48p for each shirt she makes. Mike is a cashier. He works 35 hours and is paid a total of £217 Show that Joseph’s hourly rate of pay is more than Mike’s hourly rate of pay. 1 Joseph makes shirts. He makes at least 13 shirts per hour. He is paid 48p for each shirt she makes. Mike is a cashier. He works 35 hours and is paid a total of £217 Show that Joseph’s hourly rate of pay is more than Mike’s hourly rate of pay. (Total for Question 1 is 3 marks) (Total for Question 1 is 3 marks) GCSE GCSE Edexcel Foundation: November 2017 Paper 2, Q13 Edexcel Foundation: November 2017 Paper 2, Q13 1 Joseph makes shirts. He makes at least 13 shirts per hour. He is paid 48p for each shirt she makes. Mike is a cashier. He works 35 hours and is paid a total of £217 Show that Joseph’s hourly rate of pay is more than Mike’s hourly rate of pay. 1 Joseph makes shirts. He makes at least 13 shirts per hour. He is paid 48p for each shirt she makes. Mike is a cashier. He works 35 hours and is paid a total of £217 Show that Joseph’s hourly rate of pay is more than Mike’s hourly rate of pay. (Total for Question 1 is 3 marks) (Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)

GCSE GCSE GCSE GCSE Edexcel Foundation: June 2017 Paper 3, Q8 Jason wants to buys a computer. The computer costs £438 Jason will pay a deposit of £58 He will then pay the rest of the cost in 5 equal monthly payments. How much is each monthly payment? 1 Jason wants to buys a computer. The computer costs £438 Jason will pay a deposit of £58 He will then pay the rest of the cost in 5 equal monthly payments. How much is each monthly payment? £ £ (Total for Question 1 is 2 marks) (Total for Question 1 is 2 marks) GCSE GCSE Edexcel Foundation: June 2017 Paper 3, Q8 Edexcel Foundation: June 2017 Paper 3, Q8 1 Jason wants to buys a computer. The computer costs £438 Jason will pay a deposit of £58 He will then pay the rest of the cost in 5 equal monthly payments. How much is each monthly payment? 1 Jason wants to buys a computer. The computer costs £438 Jason will pay a deposit of £58 He will then pay the rest of the cost in 5 equal monthly payments. How much is each monthly payment? £ £ (Total for Question 1 is 2 marks) (Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

GCSE Edexcel Foundation: November 2017 Paper 2, Q13 Joseph makes shirts. He makes at least 13 shirts per hour. He is paid 48p for each shirt she makes. Mike is a cashier. He works 35 hours and is paid a total of £217 Show that Joseph’s hourly rate of pay is more than Mike’s hourly rate of pay. (Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)

Paul will not get 25 potatoes in 1Kg. GCSE Edexcel Foundation: November 2017 Paper 2, Q4 1 Janine buys some fruit. She buys mangos, apples, oranges and pears. Janine buys 5 mangos weighing 145 g each 3 apples weighing 120 g each 4 oranges weighing 115 g each Each pear has a weight of 80 g. The fruit has a total weight of 1.945 kg. (a) Work out how many pears Janine buys. 5 x 145 = 725 3 x 120 = 360 4 x 115 = 460 Total = 1545 g = 1945 g 1945 – 1545 = 400g of pears 400 ÷ 80 = 5 pears 5 (3) Paul wants to buy 25 potatoes. He asks for 1 kg of potatoes in a shop. Paul assumes that each potato has a weight of 45 g. (b) (i) If Paul’s assumption is correct, will he get 15 potatoes? You must show how you get your answer. 25 potatoes x 45g = 1125g = 1.125 kg Paul will not get 25 potatoes in 1Kg. (2) (ii) If Paul’s assumption is not correct, could he get 25 potatoes? Justify your answer. 1000 ÷ 25 = 40g Paul could get 25 potatoes if they weigh 40g or less on average (mean). (1) (Total for Question 1 is 6 marks)

Joseph: 13 x 48p = 624p = £6.24 per hour GCSE Edexcel Foundation: November 2017 Paper 2, Q13 1 Joseph makes shirts. He makes at least 13 shirts per hour. He is paid 48p for each shirt she makes. Mike is a cashier. He works 35 hours and is paid a total of £217 Show that Joseph’s hourly rate of pay is more than Mike’s hourly rate of pay. Joseph: 13 x 48p = 624p = £6.24 per hour Mike: 217 ÷ 35 = £6.20 per hour (Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)

GCSE Edexcel Foundation: June 2017 Paper 3, Q8 1 Jason wants to buys a computer. The computer costs £438 Jason will pay a deposit of £58 He will then pay the rest of the cost in 5 equal monthly payments. How much is each monthly payment? £438 - £58 = £380 £380 ÷ 5 = £76 76 £ (Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

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