Lemmara logoLemmaraWorked solution

4MA1/2F Jun 2022, Question 4: Bar Charts and Composite Bar Charts

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 2F (Foundation) · Calculator · 3 marks

اقرأ هذا الحل مشروحاً بالعربي ←

The question, in short

Using a bar chart of potato production in millions of tonnes for four countries in 2016, identify which country produced 11 million tonnes, add a bar for Country E at 7 million tonnes, and find how much more Country C produced than Country A.

Summarised in our own words. Use the official paper for the exact wording and the diagram.

Part (a) · 1 mark

Identify which of the four countries has a bar showing 11 million tonnes.

  1. 1Read the bar chart for each country.
  2. 2Identify which country produced 11 million tonnes of potatoes.
  3. 3The bar for Country B reaches 11 on the scale.
  4. 4Therefore, the country is B.

AnswerB

Part (b) · 1 mark

Draw a bar for Country E at 7 million tonnes on the chart.

  1. 1Locate Country E on the horizontal axis.
  2. 2Draw a bar above Country E that reaches up to 7 on the vertical axis.
  3. 3The bar may be any width but must be correctly aligned with Country E and reach exactly 7 million tonnes.

Answerbar at height of 7

Part (c) · 1 mark

Find how many million tonnes more Country C produced than Country A.

  1. 1Read the weight for Country C from the bar chart: 20 million tonnes.
  2. 2Read the weight for Country A from the bar chart: 9 million tonnes.
  3. 3Subtract the weight of Country A from Country C: 20 − 9 = 11.
  4. 4Country C produced 11 million tonnes more than Country A.

Answer11

Stuck on a step? Read the free lesson: Bar Charts and Composite Bar Charts

Practise more bar charts and composite bar charts questions

Real 4MA1 past-paper questions, marked on your working like the exam, with a worked solution for every part.

Practise free on Lemmara

More past-paper questions on bar charts and composite bar charts

Also searched as: 4MA1 2F June 2022 · 4MA1/2F · 4ma1 jun22 2f · question 4.
Lemmara is an independent study tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson Edexcel. The worked solutions are Lemmara’s own.