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Q4: Question – Paper 2 – November 2017
Q4: Question – Paper 2 – November 2017
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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]