Functional Skills
Mathematics
Entry 2
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Marks Available: 20
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Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you
need.
The total mark for this paper is 20.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets - use this as a guide as to how
much time to spend on each question.
You must show clearly how you get your answers because marks will be awarded for
your working out.
Check your working and your answers at each stage.
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Ben is having some friends around for a barbecue.
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He wants to have the barbecue on a Saturday.
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Ben looks at his diary - he has these dates free:
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21st
27th
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Look at the calendar. Which of these dates is a Saturday?
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Ben wants to invite 20 people.
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a) How many boys should he invite so his guests are half boys and half girls?
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b) Only 8 girls can come to the barbecue.
How many boys altogether would Ben need to invite to make the guest
numbers up to 20?
(2 marks)
Show your working.
3. Ben has a shopping list for the barbecue.
(1 mark)
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c) How can you check your answer to (b) using addition/subtraction?
Show your checking.
bread rolls 8 packs
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sausages 4 packs
kebabs 6 packs
prawns 5 packs
salads 5 packs
cakes 4 packs
orange juice 4 cartons
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a) How many packs of cakes are on the list?
(1 mark)
There are 2 kebabs in a pack.
b) How many kebabs will he buy in total?
Show your working.
(2 marks)
c) How can you check your answer to (b) using doubling/halving?
Show your checking.
(1 mark)
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4. Ben buys the orange juice. He has these coins.
a) How much money does he have altogether?
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b) The orange juice costs £3.50.
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Which coins does he use to make exactly £3.50?
Circle the correct coins.
(1 mark)
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5. Ben puts out a plate of cakes of different shapes.
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a) How many cakes have 3 sides?
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b) He asks his friends to vote for their favourite cake colour.
red cake = 6
blue cake = 4
pink cake = 7
yellow cake = 2
green cake = 1
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Which is their favourite colour? How can you tell?
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6. Ben wants to make a music playlist that lasts for exactly 1 hour. He decides to
use whole albums of music.
a) Which two albums should he use?
Show your working.
(2 marks)
album 1 - 35 minutes
album 2 - 45 minutes
album 3 – 25 minutes
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album 4 – 20 minutes
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album 5 – 50 minutes
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b) How can you check your answer to (a) using addition/subtraction?
Show your checking.
(1 mark)
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7. Ben wants to have the barbecue in his garden.
His garden is 10m by 10m.
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Here is a plan of his garden.
He puts up a string of bunting around his garden.
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a) What shape will the string of bunting make when it goes all around the outside
of the garden?
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b) How long must the string of bunting be to go all around the outside of the
garden?
(2 marks)
Show your working.
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