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4MA1/2FR Jan 2023, Question 2: Bar Charts and Composite Bar Charts

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

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The question, in short

From a bar chart of steel exports in millions of tonnes for five countries in 2019, read values, find a difference, and add a bar for Italy's 25 million tonnes.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

State Germany's steel export weight in millions of tonnes from the bar chart.

  1. 1Read the height of Germany's bar on the chart.
  2. 2The bar reaches 40 million tonnes.

Answer40

Part (b) · 1 mark

Identify which country exported 88 million tonnes of steel.

  1. 1Find which country's bar aligns with 88 million tonnes.
  2. 2The USA's bar is at 88 million tonnes.

AnswerUSA

Part (c) · 1 mark

Calculate the difference in steel exported between Japan and Saudi Arabia.

  1. 1Read the height of Japan's bar from the vertical scale
  2. 2Read the height of Saudi Arabia's bar the same way
  3. 3Subtract the smaller from the larger: difference = 95 million tonnes

Answer95

Part (d) · 1 mark

Draw a bar representing Italy's 25 million tonnes of steel exports.

  1. 1Locate Italy on the horizontal axis.
  2. 2Draw a bar up to 25 on the vertical axis.

AnswerBar drawn height 25

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