WJEC GCSE Numeracy Unit 1: Non-calculator Foundation November 2022 question paper 3310U10-1

Llinos says,

By approximating the cost of each item, show that Llinos is not correct.

You must show all your working.

The table below shows the number of visitors to some of the top attractions in Wales in 2017 and 2018. The table also shows the percentage change in the number of visitors from 2017 to 2018.

Use the information in the table above to answer the following questions.

Zip World Slate Caverns had 195 000 visitors in 2018.

Write this number in words.

Which attraction had the smallest percentage change from 2017 to 2018?

Calculate the total number of visitors to Bodnant Garden in 2017 and 2018.

Calculate the difference between the number of visitors to Cardiff Castle in 2017 and the

number of visitors to Cardiff Castle in 2018.

Ian looks at the data and says,

“In 2018, Folly Farm had about half a million visitors.”

Is Ian correct?

Give a reason for your answer.

Yes No

Rhodri has a 6-digit code for his internet bank account. He remembers the code as three lots of two-digit numbers.

The first two-digit number is a prime number between 25 and 30. The second two-digit number is a square number between 10 and 20. The third two-digit number is an odd number that is a multiple of 7 between 20 and 40.

All 6 digits of Rhodri’s code are different.

What is Rhodri’s 6-digit code?

Rhodri’s 6-digit code is:

A jewellery designer makes brooches.

Each brooch consists of a number of identical pieces of metal.

These brooches come in different designs. These designs follow a simple pattern.

The first three designs are shown below. Design 1 consists of 3 pieces of metal.

How many pieces of metal will be used to make the brooch in Design 5?

Which design uses 11 pieces of metal?

A customer says,

Is the customer correct for every design?

Yes No

Give a reason for your answer.

One customer decides to order a special brooch with a horizontal bar at the top.

The designer knows two of the angles. These are shown in the diagram below.

Calculate the size of angle x.

Gerry decides to save £80 per week.

How many weeks will it take Gerry to save enough money to buy the piano?

You must show all your working.

At what time does the first tram after 20:30 leave Kemp Station?

Circle your answer.

20:50 20:40 21:00 20:36 20:42

Nesta looks at the timetable shown above. She decides to take the latest possible tram from Kemp Station to be at Rowe Place by 10:15 a.m.

At what time will Nesta’s tram arrive at Rowe Place?

You must show all your working.

Rosie is printing two different rectangular pictures of her dog.

The small picture has a height of 10 cm and a width of 5 cm. The large picture has a height of 40 cm and a width of 15 cm.

The small picture costs £2 to print. Each 1 cm² of the small picture costs the same to print as each 1 cm² of the large picture.

Calculate the cost of printing the large picture.

You must show all your working.

Martina is going to buy some milk to make pancakes.

500 ml for 40p 1200 ml for £1.20
2000 ml for £2.50

Which size carton of milk offers the best value for money?

You must show all your working.

Hubert has a quote from a gardener to landscape his garden. The gardener will charge a total of £175, excluding VAT. This total charge includes £55 for plants. The remainder of the charge is for labour.

The gardener says it will take 8 hours to landscape Hubert’s garden.

Calculate how much per hour the gardener is charging for labour.

VAT at 20% is payable on the charge of £175.

Calculate the total charge of the landscaping, including the VAT.

Is it possible to estimate the number of leaves on a flower of height 6 cm?

Yes No

You must give a reason for your answer.

How tall is the flower with the greatest number of leaves?

Circle your answer.

26 cm 2∙5 cm 7∙5 cm 5 cm 17∙5 cm

There are two flowers that each have 19 leaves. Calculate the difference in the heights of these two flowers.

You must show all your working.

Difference in the heights is_........ cm

Calculate the percentage of the flowers that have fewer than 23 leaves.

_........ % of the flowers have fewer than 23 leaves.

Calculate the profit Malik makes from selling his 200 jars of jam.