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Numeracy · WJEC 3310 · Unit 2: Calculator-allowed · Foundation · June 2022

WJEC GCSE Numeracy Unit 2: Calculator-allowed Foundation June 2022 question paper 3310U20-1

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WJEC 3310 · Unit 2F

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Question 2

Most foods can be frozen and stored in a freezer.

Different freezers have different ‘freezer star ratings’. The table below shows the temperatures of freezers with different star ratings. It also shows the maximum length of time that food should be stored in each type of freezer.

Freezer star ratingFreezer temperatureMaximum length of time food should be stored
****– 18˚C3 months or longer
***– 18˚C3 months
**– 12˚C1 month
*– 6˚C1 week
(a)

What is the difference in temperature between a freezer with a 2-star rating and a

freezer with a 4-star rating?

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(b)

What star rating should a freezer have if it is to be used to store food for 16 weeks?

Circle your answer.

1-star 2-star 3-star 4-star

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(c)

Eve usually freezes food in June to use in December. She says:

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Do you agree?

Give a reason for your answer.

Yes No

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Question 3

Glyn is running a game stall at a village fête.

Each player who wins a game at the stall receives a prize. These prizes are selected at random from those available. At the start of the fête, Glyn drew a vertical line diagram to show the number of each prize available.

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(a)

What is the modal prize available?

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(b)

At the start of the fête, one player said:

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Do you agree?

Yes No

Give a reason for your answer.

[1]

(c)

In this part of the question, you will be assessed on the quality of your organisation, communication and accuracy in writing. Glyn bought all of the prizes for his stall from a shop. The number of each prize is shown in the vertical line diagram on the previous page. The cost of buying one of each prize is shown in the table below.

Box of chocolates£1.80
Cuddly toy£2.30
Book£3.20
Photo frame£4.70

Glyn received a discount of 10% off the total cost of all the prizes. How much did Glyn pay for all the prizes at his stall?

You must show all your working.

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Question 4

A business is having a large glass logo made.

The outline of the logo is drawn to scale on a grid.

Each square on the grid represents an area of 0·5 m2.

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The cost of the glass for the logo is £290 per m2.

Calculate an estimate of the total cost of the glass for the logo.

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Question 7

The travel graph below shows a journey Luke made on Saturday along a straight road.

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(a)

How far away from home was Luke at 17:00?

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(b)

For what length of time was Luke away from home on this journey?

Circle your answer.

Question 7, shown as an image

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(c)

During his journey, Luke visited a friend’s house. He stopped for an hour and then continued his journey.

How far from Luke’s home does his friend live?

[1]

Question 8

(a)

Lewis has been told by his doctor to eat 2400 calories per day.

He has been told to eat 35% of these calories at breakfast.

Lewis’s breakfast on Tuesday had a total of 860 calories.

By how many calories did his breakfast on Tuesday exceed the amount he should have eaten?

You must show all your working.

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(b)

The following information is stated on the packet of breakfast cereal.

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Express, in its simplest terms, the ratio Carbohydrates: Protein.

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Question 9

After taking her meter reading, Alys always works out her electricity bill.

She has created a table to fill in, as shown below.

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Question 9, shown as an image

Complete Alys’s table to calculate her electricity bill.

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Question 10

(a)

Esme has a pond and a flowerbed in her garden. The pond is circular and the flowerbed is in the shape of a quadrilateral, as shown

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The diameter of the pond is 140 cm. The perimeter of the pond and the perimeter of the flowerbed are equal.

Esme needs to know the lengths of all the sides of her flowerbed. Complete the following statement for Esme.

“The lengths of the sides of the flowerbed are 176 cm, 128 cm, 60 cm

and........ cm.”

You must show all your working.

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(b)

Bill has a vegetable plot in his garden. It is in the shape of a trapezium, as shown below.

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Fertiliser is sold in small bags. Each bag contains enough fertiliser to treat an area of 0.9 m2. A bag of fertiliser costs £1.15.

How much will it cost Bill to buy enough bags of fertiliser to treat his vegetable plot?

You must show all your working.

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Question 11

An engine normally runs at 100°C.

When the engine runs at 110°C or more, a warning light comes on.

A section of the temperature chart for the engine, from 12:00 to 16:00, is shown below.

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(b)

At what time was it first recorded that the warning light had come on?

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(c)

What was the range of the recorded temperatures of the engine between 12:00 and

16:00?

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(d)
(d)(i)

Use the graph paper below to plot the recorded temperature of the engine at

12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00 only.

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(d)(ii)

Why is the graph you have drawn misleading?

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