Functional skills maths



functional skills mathsLevel 2 Plumpton College Exam questions: Interpreting graphsName: ______________QuestionsQ1.?Omar and Becky want to go on a cruise ship with their 2 children for one week.The table gives information about the price of different cabins on the cruise ship for one week.Omar and Becky will book early and they want the family to sit at the Captain's table.Omar wants to book a deluxe cabin for Becky and himself and an inside cabin for their 2 children.Becky says(a) ?Is Becky correct?Show why you think this.(5)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.Omar and Becky want to decide which is the best month for them to go on the cruise.The cruise ship leaves from Barcelona. Becky finds this information about the climate in Barcelona.Omar and Becky wish to start their cruise when???the average daily temperature is above 22 °C and below 27 °C???there is the least chance of rain.(b) ?Which month should they choose to start their cruise? Give the month and the climate figures for that month.(2)Write your answers in the space below.?(Total for question = 7 marks)?Q2.?James and Becky are planning a holiday to South Africa.Becky finds out some information about the weather in Cape Town in South Africa.They want to go to South Africa in the whale watching season. Becky finds out that the whale watching season is from June to November.They want to go in a month when???the average temperature in Cape Town will be at least 15°C???the average rainfall in Cape Town will be less than 40 mm.In which month should James and Becky go to South Africa? You must give reasons for your answer.(2)Write your answer and reasons in the space below.?(Total for question = 2 marks)Q3.?Rick is a salesperson. His manager wants to show Rick his sales targets and his actual sales for the four quarters of last year.He thinks this information would be easier to compare using a graph.(a) ?Draw a suitable graph that can be used to compare the information.(3)Use the graph paper to draw your graph.(b) ?Use your graph to make a comment comparing Rick's sales targets and his actual sales.(2)Write your comment in the space below.?(Total for question = 5 marks)?Q4.?Ahmed wants to buy a water saving shower head.He finds this information.Ahmed wants a shower head with???the flow rate less than 10 litres per minute???the biggest possible diameter???a price less than ?50(a) ?Which shower head should Ahmed buy?(1)Use the space below to write your answer.Ahmed wants to investigate the cost of taking a shower using the new shower head.He knows his current shower head has a flow rate of 14 litres per minute. He also knows???the shower is used on average for 25 minutes a day???1 litre of water costs ?0.00297Ahmed thinks the new shower head will save more than ?130 a year.(b) ?Is Ahmed correct?Show why you think this.Show a check of your answer.(4)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.Use the space below to show your check.?(Total for question = 5 marks) ................
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