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4MA1/2FR Jun 2024, Question 2: 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

Bar chart shows country totals for five continents; Europe has 44 countries. Use the chart to add a bar, identify a continent, compare totals and add two continent counts.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Draw a bar for Europe at 44 countries on the chart.

  1. 1Draw a bar for Europe reaching up to 44 on the vertical axis.

AnswerBar drawn of height 44

Part (b) · 1 mark

Name the continent whose bar shows 23 countries.

  1. 1Identify the continent corresponding to 23 countries on the bar chart.
  2. 2The bar for North America shows 23 countries.

AnswerNorth America

Part (c) · 1 mark

Identify which continent has 4 times South America's number of countries.

  1. 1Read the number of countries in South America from the chart: 12
  2. 24 × 12 = 48
  3. 3Find the continent whose bar reaches 48
  4. 4The bar for Asia reaches 48, so the continent is Asia

AnswerAsia

Part (d) · 1 mark

Calculate the combined total of countries in Africa and Oceania.

  1. 1Read the number of countries in Africa from the chart: 54.
  2. 2Read the number of countries in Oceania from the chart: 14.
  3. 3Add the two numbers: 54 + 14 = 68.

Answer68

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