1. Composite Bar Charts – Foundation – GCSE Questions
These questions are the same format as previous GCSE exams.
COPY means they use the exact same numbers as the original GCSE question.
Otherwise, they are clone questions using different numbers.
The worksheets are provided in a variety of sizes.

2. Printing To print handouts from slides -
Select the slide from the left. Then click:
File > Print > ‘Print Current Slide’
To print multiple slides -
Click on a section title to highlight all those slides,
or press ‘Ctrl’ at the same time as selecting slides to
highlight more than one. Then click:
File > Print > ‘Print Selection’
To print double-sided handouts -
Highlight both slides before using ‘Print Selection’.
Choose ‘Print on Both Sides’ and ‘Flip on Short Edge’.

3. GCSE GCSE Edexcel Foundation: May 2018 Paper 1, Q12
A shop sells sandwiches, salads and drinks.
The composite bar chart shows information about sales over the last three years. 1
A shop sells sandwiches, salads and drinks.
The composite bar chart shows information about sales over the last three years.
Key
Key
sandwiches
sandwiches
salads
salads
drinks
drinks
(a) Write down the number of sandwiches sold in 2015
(a) Write down the number of sandwiches sold in 2015
(b) Work out the total number of salads sold in the 3 years.
(1)
(b) Work out the total number of salads sold in the 3 years.
(1)
(3)
(3)
(c) State the item that had the greatest increase in sales over the 3 years.
Give a reason for your answer.
(c) State the item that had the greatest increase in sales over the 3 years.
Give a reason for your answer.
(2)
(2)
(d) Anna says, “In 2017, more sandwiches were sold than salads. This means the
shop makes more profit from the sale of sandwiches than from the sale of salads.”
(d) Anna says, “In 2017, more sandwiches were sold than salads. This means the
shop makes more profit from the sale of sandwiches than from the sale of salads.”
Is Anna correct? You must justify your answer.
Is Anna correct? You must justify your answer.
(1)
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 7 marks)
(Total for Question 1 is 7 marks)

5. GCSE Edexcel Foundation: May 2018 Paper 1, Q12 1
A shop sells sandwiches, salads and drinks.
The composite bar chart shows information about sales over the last three years.
Key
sandwiches
salads
drinks
(a) Write down the number of sandwiches sold in 2015
(b) Work out the total number of salads sold in the 3 years.
(1)
(3)
(c) State the item that had the greatest increase in sales over the 3 years.
Give a reason for your answer.
(2)
(d) Anna says, “In 2017, more sandwiches were sold than salads. This means the
shop makes more profit from the sale of sandwiches than from the sale of salads.”
Is Anna correct? You must justify your answer.
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 7 marks)

6. No, we do not know costs or prices or profit
GCSE
Edexcel Foundation: May 2018 Paper 1, Q12 1
A shop sells sandwiches, salads and drinks.
The composite bar chart shows information about sales over the last three years.
Key
sandwiches
salads
drinks
120
(a) Write down the number of sandwiches sold in 2015
(b) Work out the total number of salads sold in the 3 years.
(1)
= 440
(3)
(c) State the item that had the greatest increase in sales over the 3 years.
Give a reason for your answer.
Drinks
Bars get proportionally longer over time
Bars more than double each year.
Increase of 380
Numbers range from 100 to 480
(2)
(d) Anna says, “In 2017, more sandwiches were sold than salads. This means the
shop makes more profit from the sale of sandwiches than from the sale of salads.”
Is Anna correct? You must justify your answer.
No, we do not know costs or prices or profit
for each item
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 7 marks)

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