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4MA1/1F Jan 2020, Question 1: Ordering Values

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 1F (Foundation) · Calculator · 4 marks

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The question, in short

Using a table of land areas in km² for six African countries, find the largest, round a value to the nearest thousand, subtract two areas, and write a number in words.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Identify which of the six countries has the greatest land area from the table.

  1. 1Compare the land areas: 566 730, 569 140, 823 290, 627 340, 885 800, 743 390
  2. 2Identify the largest value: 885 800
  3. 3Match to country: Tanzania

AnswerTanzania

Part (b) · 1 mark

Round 823 290 to the nearest thousand.

  1. 1Look at 823 290
  2. 2The hundreds digit is 2, which is less than 5
  3. 3Round down to nearest thousand: 823 000

Answer823 000

Part (c) · 1 mark

Calculate the difference between the land areas of Botswana and Kenya.

  1. 1Subtract Botswana's area from Kenya's: 569 140 − 566 730
  2. 2569 140 − 566 730 = 2410

Answer2410

Part (d) · 1 mark

Write the number 10 120 in words.

  1. 1Write 10 120 in words: ten thousand
  2. 2then one hundred
  3. 3then twenty
  4. 4Combine: ten thousand one hundred and twenty

Answerten thousand one hundred and twenty

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