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Q4: Answers – Paper 2 – November 2017
Q4: Answers – Paper 2 – November 2017
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Ken buys some fruit.
He buys apples, bananas, peaches and oranges.
Ken buys
Each orange has a weight of 90 g.
The fruit has a total weight of 1.785 kg.
a) Work out how many oranges Ken buys.
Ken buys some fruit.
He buys apples, bananas, peaches and oranges.
Ken buys
- 4 apples weighing 125 g each
- 2 bananas weighing 170 g each
- 3 peaches weighing 135 g each
Each orange has a weight of 90 g.
The fruit has a total weight of 1.785 kg.
a) Work out how many oranges Ken buys.
Jane wants to buy 15 tomatoes.
She asks for 1 kg of tomatoes at a shop.
Jane assumes that each tomato has a weight of 75 g.
b)
i) If Jane’s assumption is correct, will she get 15 tomatoes?
You must show how you get your answer.
ii) If Jane’s assumption is not correct, could she get 15 tomatoes?
Justify your answer.
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4)
Ken buys some fruit.
He buys apples, bananas, peaches and oranges.
Ken buys
Each orange has a weight of 90 g.
The fruit has a total weight of 1.785 kg.
a) Work out how many oranges Ken buys.
Ken buys some fruit.
He buys apples, bananas, peaches and oranges.
Ken buys
- 4 apples weighing 125 g each
- 2 bananas weighing 170 g each
- 3 peaches weighing 135 g each
Each orange has a weight of 90 g.
The fruit has a total weight of 1.785 kg.
a) Work out how many oranges Ken buys.
[3 marks]
Jane wants to buy 15 tomatoes.
She asks for 1 kg of tomatoes at a shop.
Jane assumes that each tomato has a weight of 75 g.
b)
i) If Jane’s assumption is correct, will she get 15 tomatoes?
You must show how you get your answer.
[2 marks]
ii) If Jane’s assumption is not correct, could she get 15 tomatoes?
Justify your answer.
[1 mark]