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4MA1/1F Jun 2025, Question 19: Profit and Loss

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 1F (Foundation) · Calculator · 6 marks

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The question, in short

Calculate Anna's percentage profit from making and selling cups in boxes, and state bounds for a cup's height and weight given rounded values.

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Part (a) · 4 marks

Find the percentage profit using the 6-franc cost per cup, 4 cups per box, and 80 boxes sold for 2160 francs; show working.

  1. 1Cost = 80 × 4 × 6 = 1920 Swiss francs
  2. 2Profit = 2160 − 1920 = 240
  3. 3240 ÷ 1920 = 0.125
  4. 40.125 × 100 = 12.5%

Answer12.5

Part (b) · 1 mark

State the lower bound of the cup height given as 9 cm to the nearest cm.

  1. 1Nearest cm means ± 0.5 cm
  2. 29 − 0.5 = 8.5

Answer8.5

Part (c) · 1 mark

State the upper bound of the cup weight given as 120 g to the nearest 10 g.

  1. 1Nearest 10 g means ± 5 g
  2. 2120 + 5 = 125

Answer125

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