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4MA1/2FR Jun 2019, Question 2: Pictograms

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 2FR (Foundation) · Calculator · 6 marks

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The question, in short

Use a pictogram where one symbol stands for 8 naan breads, covering Wednesday to Saturday, to work out daily sales, add Sunday's 12, and judge a claim about the six-day total.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Work out the number of naan breads represented by Wednesday's symbols.

  1. 1Wednesday has 3 full symbols
  2. 23 × 8 = 24

Answer24

Part (b) · 2 marks

Find by how many naan breads Saturday's sales exceed Friday's sales.

  1. 1Saturday: 3¼ symbols = 3 × 8 + 2 = 26
  2. 2Friday: 2 symbols = 16
  3. 326 − 16 = 10

Answer10

Part (c) · 1 mark

Add a mark to the pictogram for Sunday, given that 12 naan breads were sold.

  1. 112 ÷ 8 = 1.5
  2. 2Draw 1 full symbol and a half symbol for Sunday

AnswerOne and a half naan symbols drawn in the Sunday row

Part (d) · 2 marks

Decide whether the manager's claim of over 100 naan breads from Wednesday to Sunday is right, showing calculations.

  1. 1Wednesday 24, Thursday 20, Friday 16, Saturday 26, Sunday 12
  2. 224 + 20 + 16 + 26 + 12 = 98
  3. 398 is less than 100, so the manager is not correct

AnswerNo, 98 naan breads were sold

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