1MA0 Foundation November 2015 Paper 1 Q6

EdexcelFoundationOld spec6 marksUnits & TimeUsing a Calculator / BIDMAS

6 A farmer has 37 kg of potatoes.

He puts some of the potatoes into a small sack.
He puts the rest of the potatoes into a large sack.

The total weight of the potatoes in the large sack is 13 kg more than the total weight of the potatoes in the small sack.

(a) What is the total weight of the potatoes in the small sack? (2)

There are 30 kg of potatoes in a wheelbarrow.

The farmer puts some carrots into the wheelbarrow.
The total weight of the potatoes and the carrots in the wheelbarrow is 110 pounds.

(b) What weight of carrots did the farmer put into the wheelbarrow?
 1 kg = 2.2 pounds (4)