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Functional Skills 

Level 2Date:

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Questions

Q1. 

The last time Andy went bowling he had a mean score of 158 per game.

After 3 games Andy has a total score of 473 He thinks he needs to score over 160 in game 4 to get a mean score greater than 158

(a)  Is Andy correct?

Show why you think this.Show a check of your working.

(4)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.

Use the space below to show your check.

The friends want to compare their highest and lowest scores for the bowling games.

(b)  Draw a graph or chart to compare the highest score with the lowest score for each of the five friends.

(3)Use the graph paper.

The friends want to know who is the most consistent in these games.

(c)  Who is the most consistent?

Give a reason for your answer.(2)

Write your answer in the space below.

(Total for question = 9 marks)

Q2. 

Omar and Becky like to keep fit.

On Tuesday Omar jogs around the promenade deck on the ship for 40 minutes. He wants to estimate how far he has jogged.

Omar knows that his average jogging speed is 6.5 miles per hour.

(a)  Use this information to work out how many miles Omar jogged on Tuesday.

Show a check of your working.(4)

Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.

Use the space below to show your check.

Becky likes to run 1 lap of the promenade as fast as she can each day.

She records her running time on 5 different days.

3 minutes 14 seconds 2 minutes 42 seconds 2 minutes 59 seconds 3 minutes 05 seconds 2 minutes 35 seconds

Becky wants to know her mean average running time

(b)  Work out her mean average running time.

(3)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.

 

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q3. 

Tomas plans to work in his garden on a day when it is least likely to rain. He checks the weather forecast for the following week.

Tomas plans to work in his garden on Tuesday.

(a)  What is the probability that it will not rain on Tuesday?

(1)Use the space below for your answer.

Tomas has built a raised flower bed in his garden.

He is going to fill the flower bed with compost.

Tomas uses this formula to work out the amount of compost he needs to fill the flower bed.

The flower bed has

  radius 80 cm   depth 28 cm.

He sees this special offer.

Tomas knows that 1 litre = 1000 cm3.

(b)  Work out how much it will cost Tomas to buy all the bags of compost he needs.

(6)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.

(Total for question = 7 marks) 

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