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4MA1/2FR Jun 2020, Question 4: 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

Use a bar chart of visitor numbers to China from four countries in 2015 to read values, add a bar for Taiwan, and identify a country with twice Malaysia's visitors.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Read the bar height for Japan on the chart and state the number of visitors in millions.

  1. 1Read the height of the bar for Japan from the chart.
  2. 2The bar reaches 2.7 million.

Answer2.7

Part (b) · 1 mark

Identify which of the four countries has a bar showing 1.1 million visitors.

  1. 1Check which country's bar corresponds to 1.1 million.
  2. 2The bar for Malaysia is at 1.1 million.

AnswerMalaysia

Part (c) · 1 mark

Draw a new bar for Taiwan at 5.4 million visitors on the chart.

  1. 1Locate the position for Taiwan on the horizontal axis.
  2. 2Draw a bar (or line) up to the height of 5.4 million on the vertical axis.

AnswerA bar drawn at Taiwan to a height of 5.4 million visitors

Part (d) · 1 mark

Find which country's visitors are twice Malaysia's and name it.

  1. 1Number of visitors from Malaysia is 1.1 million.
  2. 2Twice that number is 2.2 million.
  3. 3Find which country has approximately 2.2 million visitors.
  4. 4Russia's bar is at 2.2 million.
  5. 5So the country is Russia.

AnswerRussia

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