Maths functional skills



Maths functional skillsLevel 2Name: _________________________ Exam questions: Area, perimeter and volumeQuestionsQ1.?Tim needs to buy gravel to make a base for the hut to stand on.Tim draws a sketch of the base.The depth of the gravel will be 0.07 metres.Tim uses this formula to work out how much gravel he needs.Tim orders 5 m3 of gravel.(a) ?Has Tim ordered enough gravel?(6)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.Tim is going to put a patio outside the hut. The patio will be in the shape of a rectangle with length 7.2 m and width 6 m.Tim is going to use paving stones to make the patio. Each paving stone is square with sides of 600 mm.Tim has already got 110 paving stones.(b) ?Does Tim need to buy more paving stones?(3)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.(Total for question = 9 marks)?Q2.?Jill decides to combine two smaller units to make one large unit. She has this sketch of the floor space of the two units.Jill wants to advertise this new large unit. She needs to work out the floor area of the large unit in square feet.Jill knows that 1 m2 is 10.76 sq ft. She thinks that the total floor area of the new unit is less than 2200 sq ft.Is the total floor area of the new unit less than 2200 sq ft? Show why you think this.(5)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.?(Total for question = 5 marks)?Q3.?Andy is going to lay turf in his father's garden. He needs to cover an area 6000 mm by 4500 mm.Each piece of turf is 610 mm wide and 1640 mm long. Andy can cut and join the pieces of turf.Each piece of turf costs ?3.35 Andy buys the turf in packs of 10 pieces.Andy thinks that ?110 will be enough to buy all the turf he needs.(a)?? Is Andy correct?Show why you think this.(6)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.Andy needs to prepare fertiliser for the new turf.He has this information.Andy needs 7 lb of fertiliser. He has 4.5 lb of nitrogen.(b)?? Has Andy got enough nitrogen to make 7 lb of fertiliser?Show how you checked your answer.(4)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.Show how you checked your answer in the space below.?(Total for question = 10 marks)?Q4.?Martin is a farmer. He wants to keep sheep in one of his fields. The field is shown in the diagram below.Martin wants to put fencing around the perimeter of the field. He needs to leave a 3 m gap for a gate.Martin has 500 metres of fencing.(a) ?Does Martin have enough fencing?(4)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.Martin finds out he can keep 6 sheep per acre on this field. He wants to know the total number of sheep he can keep on this field.Use 1 acre = 4050 m2(b) ?How many sheep can Martin keep on this field?(6)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.?(Total for question = 10 marks)?Q5.?Andy is a keen gardener. He wants to put a shed in a corner of his garden.The shed is rectangular 2.5 m by 1.75 m.He also wants a rectangular vegetable patch with an area of 6m2.Andy draws a plan of his garden on a grid. Draw and label the shed and the vegetable patch on the grid. Remember to use the scale in the key.(4)(Total for question = 4 marks)Q6.?Olivia is going to make compost bins to hold compost.Each compost bin is in the shape of a cuboid with width 1 m, length 2 m and depth 1 m.Work out the volume of a compost bin. Show a check of your working.(3)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.Use the space below to show your check.?(Total for question = 3 marks)?Q7.Gary is a manager at the zoo.He is checking the plans for the new indoor elephant enclosure.Gary finds out this information.He wants there to be enough floor space in the new indoor elephant enclosure for 10 elephants.Is there enough floor space for 10 elephants in the new indoor elephant enclosure?(5)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer.(Total for question = 5 marks)?Q8.?Eric also builds a flat ramp in his garden.The surface of the ramp will be a square built from sheets of plywood.The plywood is attached to a frame using screws.Eric needs one screw in each corner and one screw every 30 cm along each edge of the ramp surface.The ramp surface is 240 cm by 240 cm.How many screws does Eric need for the ramp surface?(3)Use the space below to show clearly how you get your answer. ................
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