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4MA1/1FR Jun 2019, Question 2: Bar Charts and Composite Bar Charts

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 1FR (Foundation) · Calculator · 5 marks

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The question, in short

Use a bar chart of rice-growing land area in millions of hectares for five countries to read values, add a bar for Thailand, and compare India with Cambodia.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Identify which of the five countries has 7 million hectares used for rice.

  1. 1Identify the country where the bar reaches 7 million hectares on the chart.
  2. 2The bar for Vietnam is at 7 million hectares.

AnswerVietnam

Part (b) · 1 mark

Read from the chart the area, in millions of hectares, used for rice in China.

  1. 1Read the height of the bar for China from the chart.
  2. 2The bar for China reaches 30 million hectares.

Answer30

Part (c) · 1 mark

Draw a bar representing Thailand's 10 million hectares on the chart.

  1. 1Draw a bar for Thailand up to 10 million hectares on the chart.
  2. 2The bar should align with the 10 mark on the vertical axis.

AnswerA bar drawn at Thailand to a height of 10 million hectares

Part (d) · 2 marks

Find how many millions of hectares more India uses than Cambodia, showing working.

  1. 1Read land area for India: approximately 43 million hectares.
  2. 2Read land area for Cambodia: approximately 3 million hectares.
  3. 3Subtract: 43 − 3 = 40.
  4. 440

Answer40

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