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4MA1/2FR Jun 2020, Question 9: Ordering Values

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 2FR (Foundation) · Calculator · 7 marks

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The question, in short

Answer five short arithmetic questions: evaluate a mixed operation, find a cube root, convert a percentage, order fractions, and express one number as a simplified fraction of another.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Work out the value of 16 ÷ 4 + 3 × 8.

  1. 116 ÷ 4 = 4
  2. 23 × 8 = 24
  3. 34 + 24 = 28

Answer28

Part (b) · 1 mark

Find the cube root of 5832.

  1. 118 × 18 = 324
  2. 2324 × 18 = 5832
  3. 3so the cube root of 5832 is 18

Answer18

Part (c) · 1 mark

Convert 85% into a decimal.

  1. 185% = 85 ÷ 100
  2. 285 ÷ 100 = 0.85

Answer0.85

Part (d) · 2 marks

Arrange 3/4, 2/5, 7/15 and 2/3 from smallest to largest.

  1. 1Write each fraction over 60: 3/4 = 45/60, 2/5 = 24/60, 7/15 = 28/60, 2/3 = 40/60
  2. 2In order of size, smallest first: 24/60, 28/60, 40/60, 45/60
  3. 3so the order is 2/5, 7/15, 2/3, 3/4

Answer2/5, 7/15, 2/3, 3/4

Part (e) · 2 marks

Express 36 as a fraction of 96, giving the answer in simplest form.

  1. 136 as a fraction of 96 is 36/96
  2. 236 and 96 both divide by 12: 36 ÷ 12 = 3 and 96 ÷ 12 = 8
  3. 336/96 = 3/8

Answer3/8

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