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Edexcel IGCSE Math A Foundation 1.10 Applying Number Questions

Practise applying number to real contexts involving shopping, units, capacity, exchange rates, change, totals and leftover amounts.

Syllabus
First assessment 2018
Course
Math A 4MA1
Level
Foundation

Exam points

  • convert units before adding, subtracting or finding how much is left
  • use prices, rates and totals to calculate change or an unknown item cost
  • apply exchange rates, then round down when only whole notes or filled containers count

Covered syllabus points

1.10.A Applying number in everyday life1.10.B Calculations with metric units1.10.C Time, money and currency calculations

Question 1

[Maximum number: 6]

Question (a)

(a)

Change 6 metres into centimetres.
centimetres

[ 1 ]

Question (b)

(b)

Change 4500 grams into kilograms.
kilograms

Lauren has 3 litres of fruit juice.
She is going to use the fruit juice to make some drinks for a party.
Each cup of drink will contain 225 millilitres of fruit juice.
Lauren is going to make as many cups of drink as possible.

[ 1 ]

Question (c)

(c)

Work out how much fruit juice Lauren has left when she has made as many cups of drink as possible.
Give your answer in millilitres.

millilitres

[ 4 ]

Question 2

[Maximum number: 2]

The table gives information about the costs of sending parcels of different weights.

Table for Question 2 — Edexcel IGCSE Math A Foundation

Peony has one parcel of weight 1.3 kg and another parcel of weight 8 kg to send to two different places.

Work out the total cost of sending these two parcels.
£

Gryffyn sends 3 parcels each to a different place.
One of the parcels has a weight of 1.5 kg and another of the parcels has a weight of 2.8 kg
The total cost of sending the 3 parcels is £ 33.89

Question 3

[Maximum number: 3]

Question (a)

(a)

Change 5000 millilitres into litres.
litres

[ 1 ]

Question (b)

(b)

Find the difference between a length of 3 metres and a length of 85 centimetres.

Give your answer in centimetres.

centimetres

[ 2 ]
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