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Number Answer Method Level

1 2005mm 2m = 2000mm + 5mm = 2005mm E3

2 32.5m 3.25m x 10 = 32.5m E3

3 63.5kg E3

4 £140 Round down to 40 as below 45 E3

5 £32.50 £6.00 x 5 = £30 + 50p x 5 = £2.50£30.00 + £2.50 = £32.50

E3

6 5 litres 30 /6 = 5 E3

7 17.45 hours

07.45hrs + 10 hours = 17.15hrs L1

8 13 hours 52 /4 =13 L1

Number Answer Method Level

9 24 rolls 120 / 5 = 24 L1

10 12 metres square

4 x 3 = 12 L1

11 10 metres square

4 x 2.5 =10 L1

12 80% 16/20 simplifies to 4/5 100/5 = 20 20 x4 = 80

L1

13 B One million five hundred forty thousand

L1

14 £1245.76 Round up as it is 7, therefore higher than 4

L1

15 £32 10% =£4.00 so 20% =£8.00 £40.00 -£8 =£32.00

L1

16 10 metres square

Change 3.9m to 4 as the question is roughly (ABOUT) and then4 x 2.5 =10

L2

Number Answer Method Leve

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18 52 miles Find the mean: add all data = 260 then divide by amount data =5260/5 =52

L2

19 Cement 4Aggregate

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8 shovels of sand is ratio 2 parts so 1 part = 44:8:16

L2

20 12 35/3 = 11.6666 so you need to round up to nearest whole number

L2

21 18 metres cubed

12 x5 x 0.3 = 18 metres cubed L2

22 3 How many pallets 100/40 =2.5 so 3 pallets needed

L2

23 £700.00 £7000.00 / 5weeks = £1400 £1400/2 men =£700.00 each

L2

24 17.5 metres

1:50 1mm = 50mm 35 x 50 = 1750mm/1000 =1.75m

L2

Two gardeners work for 5 weeks on a contract worth £7,000. What would each gardener earn per week?

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On a plan a wall is shown to be 35 mm wide. The scale of the plan is 1:50.What is the actual width of the wall?

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A general purpose concrete mix is made from cement, sand and aggregate in the ratio of 1:2:4. If you use 8 shovels of sand, how much cement and aggregate would you need?

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If a load of concrete was mixed at 7.15 am. What is the final

A job requires 35 m of guttering.How many whole lengths will you need to order to have enough for the job?

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What is the volume of the pad of concrete?

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A roll of roof felt covers 5 m². How many rolls would you need for 120 m²?

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A pallet of roof tiles covers 40 m².How many pallets would you need for a roof area of 100

A pay slip shows that a gross wage is £143.85.

What is that to the nearest £10? 4

A gardener worked 52 hours in a week. ¼ of the hours were overtime How many hours were overtime?

8

An electric drill normally £40.In a sale it is reduced in price by 20%.How much does it cost in the sale?

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A man earns £6.50 per hour. How much does he earn if he works 5 hours?

5

What is the area of the room shown?

10

A box of tiles will cover 1.2 m². What area would you be able to tile if you had 6 boxes?

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The area of the wall including the door is roughly – (a) 10 m (b) 14 m (c) 7 m

16

What is the area of

16 out of 20 workers on a building site are self-employed.

What is that as a percentage?

12

About 1540000 people are involved in the construction sector.What is that figure inwords?

(a) one hundred and fifty four million(b) one million five hundred and forty thousand(c) one hundred and fifty four thousand 13

An apprentice travels these distances to her work placements:Week 1 60 milesWeek 2 40 milesWeek 3 60 miles Week 4 70 miles Week 5 30 milesWhat was her average mileage per week?

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The scale below is in kilograms.What is the weight shown?

3

A landscape gardener works out the cost of a job. The calculator shows the final amount as 1245.7574. What is that amount to the nearest penny?

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What is the length shown?

(a) 2005 mm (b) 2.5 m (c) 205 cm

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A man buys 10 lengths of wood. Each length is 3.25 m. What is the total length?

2

A litre of paint for exterior walls covers6 sq.m.

How many litres would you need for an area of 30