WJEC GCSE Numeracy Unit 1: Non-calculator Foundation June 2023 question paper 3310U10-1

The Principality Stadium in Cardiff hosts many events.

Since it opened in June 1999 it has welcomed, on average, 1 300 000 visitors a year.

Write the number 1 300 000 in words.

Complete the following sentence.

By the end of June 2023, the stadium will have been open for_{……........ ……….} years.

The table below shows some facts and figures about the Principality Stadium.

How many spectators can be seated in the stadium?

Give your answer correct to the nearest 100.

What is the length of the pitch in centimetres?

Length of pitch_{…………........ ………………} cm

What is the maximum number of litres of water that can be supplied to the

stadium in one minute ?

The following statement was made by a visitor to the stadium.

Is the visitor’s statement correct?

Yes No

You must show working to support your answer.

Mr Evans owns a gift shop.

He bought 40 boxes of chocolates from the internet to sell in his gift shop.

Orders over £100 get 25% off the total cost

In this part of the question, you will be assessed on the quality of your organisation, communication and accuracy in writing.

How much did Mr Evans pay for the 40 boxes of chocolates?

You must show all your working.

Mr Evans sold all 40 boxes of chocolates in his shop.

20 boxes of chocolates were sold for £8 each. The remaining boxes of chocolates were sold using the special offer.

How much profit did Mr Evans make?

You must show all your working.

Mr Evans has 8 wooden panels. These are shown below.

Circle the 5 panels that Mr Evans will need to use to make the planter.

Mr Evans designs a poster to place in his shop window. The poster is to advertise a local flower show. The flower used in the poster is shown on the square grid below. Each square on the grid represents 4 cm² on the poster.

Estimate the area of the flower on the poster.

Area of the flower on the poster_{………………........ …………………} cm²

The table below shows the number of passengers flying from Cardiff Airport from May to September in 2017 and 2018.

Calculate the difference between the number of passengers flying from Cardiff Airport in May 2018 and those in May 2017. Give your answer to the nearest 1000.

You must show all your working.

Compare the information for 2017 with the information for 2018.

In which 2 months has the number of passengers increased by more than 20 000?

Teleri has carried out a survey to find out which holiday destination is the most popular out of Tenerife, Majorca, Corfu and Benidorm. Design a tally chart that Teleri could have used to collect her data and to show her

results.

30 ml for £1.20
40 ml for £1.56
50 ml for £2.25

Katelyn is buying some medicine. Which size bottle of medicine offers the best value for money?

You must show all your working.

A survey was carried out in the U.S.A.

743 teenagers were interviewed. They were asked what type of information they posted on social media. The results were displayed on the internet, as shown below.

Posts on social media Percentage of American teenagers who say they have posted about the following:

Type of information:

Emotions and feelings 34%

How many times bigger is the percentage of the teenagers who posted about their

family than the percentage who posted about their religious beliefs?

What fraction of these teenagers posted about their emotions and feelings?

Give your answer in its simplest form.

Dewi looks at the type of information posted by these teenagers.

What is the modal type of information?

The modal type of information is_........

What information would have been needed in the original data so that the following

hypothesis could be tested?

In the U.S.A., teenage girls post about family more often than teenage boys.

How many of these 743 teenagers posted about their religious beliefs?

You must show all your working.

Lottie is confused by the data in the diagram.

She says,

The diagram is correct.

Explain why the bars do not add up to 100%.

HydraDwr is a bathroom and plumbing shop.

HydraDwr sells baths and sets of taps.

One day, 80 customers bought: • one bath and one set of taps, or • one bath, or • one set of taps.

The Venn diagram shows the number of customers who bought these items.

How many baths did these customers buy?

A bath costs £180. A set of taps cost £60. Calculate the total cost of the baths and sets of taps bought by these 80 customers.

HydraDwr also sells pipes and couplings to join the pipes.

3 pipes are joined together using 2 couplings, as shown below.

Diagram not drawn to scale

How many couplings are needed to join 6 pipes?

A survey was carried out to find how often primary school children play board games.

A questionnaire was designed for primary school children to answer. The following two questions were asked.

Q1. Do you live within 5 minutes’ walking distance of school?

Q2. How often do you play board games?

Never 1–5 times 5–10 times More than 10 times

For each question, give one reason why it is not suitable.

The survey was carried out by leaving copies of the questionnaire in the local supermarket.

Give one criticism of how the survey was carried out.

Distance along the canal from Llangollen (km)₁₂

During the day, Hesta and Walt made stops by the side of the canal.

At what time did Hesta and Walt first stop at the side of the canal?

What is the total distance Hesta and Walt travelled in the boat between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.?

Circle your answer.

3 km 9 km 12 km 15 km 18 km

Hesta and Walt visit Chirk Castle.

Which is the best estimate for the bearing of Llangollen from Chirk Castle?

Circle your answer.

060° 240° 120° 340° 300°

Two of the remotes have the same width.

Write down the width and lengths of these remotes.

Width_........ cm

Lengths are_........ cm and_........ cm.

How is it best to describe the correlation seen in this scatter diagram?

Draw a line of best fit on the scatter diagram.