1. QWC questions Specimen Paper 3 (Grade C)

2. Instructions Check that you can do the maths! Try the mystery in pairs Then try the exam question on your own Finally, they can compare this to the model solution

3. Mathematical skills 1 From fractions to decimals Answers 1.Change these to decimals a)0.5 b)0.25 c)0.75 d)0.1 e)0.7

4. Mathematical skills 2 Decimals Questions 1.Multiply a whole number by a decimal a)7.5 x 8 b)12.6 x 13 2.Calculate 0.5 of… a)0.5 x 18 b)0.5 x 1.9 c)0.5 x 1.95 Answers 1.Multiply a whole number by a decimal a)60 b)163.8 2.Calculate 0.5 of… a)9 b)0.95 c)0.975

5. Which bottles of milk should Sunidra buy for the week? 1 litre = 1 ¾ Pints 2 pints = £0.70 She estimates that she needs 1 ½ Litres of milk each day 6 pints = £2.10 4 pints = £1.40 She wants to buy milk for the whole week Which sizes do you need to buy to make up her milk? How many pints does she need in total? Write the number of litres she needs each day into a decimal How much milk does she need for whole week? What is 1 ¾ pints as a decimal number? Work out how many pints are in 10 litre Work out how many pints are in 0.5 litres The shaded cards are questions to help you get to your final answer. Try to work out the order to answer them in…then answer them!

6. Specimen Paper 3 (Grade D)

7. Model solution