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4MA1/1F Jan 2022, Question 2: Pictograms

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

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The question, in short

Pictogram of Colin's text messages Monday to Friday, key: one symbol = 8 messages. Find Tuesday's count, the Monday to Thursday total, and represent Friday's 26 messages.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Find how many text messages Tuesday's 2½ symbols represent.

  1. 1Each symbol represents 8 text messages.
  2. 2On Tuesday there are 2 full symbols and 1 half symbol.
  3. 32.5 × 8 = 20

Answer20

Part (b) · 2 marks

Work out the total messages sent Monday through Thursday using the symbol counts.

  1. 1Monday: 4 symbols → 4 × 8 = 32
  2. 2Tuesday: 2.5 symbols → 2.5 × 8 = 20
  3. 3Wednesday: 2.25 symbols → 2.25 × 8 = 18
  4. 4Thursday: 2.75 symbols → 2.75 × 8 = 22
  5. 532 + 20 + 18 + 22 = 92

Answer92

Part (c) · 1 mark

Show Friday's 26 text messages on the pictogram using the key.

  1. 1Friday: 26 text messages
  2. 226 ÷ 8 = 3.25
  3. 33.25 = 3 and ¼ symbols
  4. 4Draw 3 full symbols and one quarter symbol

Answer3 and ¼ symbols

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