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4MA1/2FR Jan 2019, Question 1: Ordering Values

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 2FR (Foundation) · Calculator · 5 marks

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Answer five short questions on decimals, percentages and fractions: order five decimals, convert between forms, and find a missing multiplier in 0.003 × [ ] = 9.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Arrange 7.831, 7.04, 7.002, 7.9 and 7.013 from smallest to largest.

  1. 1Compare the decimal numbers digit by digit after the decimal point.
  2. 27.002 is smallest because it has the least value in the thousandths place.
  3. 3Next is 7.013, then 7.04 (same as 7.040), then 7.831, and finally 7.9 (same as 7.900).
  4. 4Order: 7.002, 7.013, 7.04, 7.831, 7.9

Answer7.002, 7.013, 7.04, 7.831, 7.9

Part (b) · 1 mark

Convert 7% into a decimal.

  1. 17% means 7 per 100.
  2. 27 ÷ 100 = 0.07

Answer0.07

Part (c) · 1 mark

Express 0.47 as a fraction.

  1. 10.47 means 47 hundredths.
  2. 2Write as fraction: 47/100

Answer47/100

Part (d) · 1 mark

Change 0.63 into a percentage.

  1. 10.63 × 100 = 63
  2. 2Add percentage symbol: 63%

Answer63

Part (e) · 1 mark

Find the number that fills the box so that 0.003 × [ ] equals 9.

  1. 10.003 × ? = 9
  2. 2? = 9 ÷ 0.003
  3. 39 ÷ 0.003 = 9000 ÷ 3 = 3000

Answer3000

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