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Numeracy Intermediate June 2018 Unit 1 Q2

WJECIntermediateCurrent spec10 marksFDPR Mixed ContextFractionsPercentages

2. Mr and Mrs Blanc have 3 children, Valerie, Theo and Anton. The family is visiting Wales.
Valerie and Theo are 14-year-old twins.
Anton is 2 years old.

They visit Castell Gwynhir ruins and gardens.

A copy of the entrance board is shown below.

Castell Gwynhir ruins and gardens
Standard
charge
Charge with 10%
contribution towards
improvements
Adult
Child – age 3 to 16
Child – under 3
£5.60
£2.30
Free
£6.40
£2.53
Free
(a) The family decides to pay the standard charges to visit Castell Gwynhir.
How much change will they get from £20?
You must show all your working. [3]
(b) In this part of the question, you will be assessed on the quality of your organisation, communication and accuracy in writing.

Theo looks at the charges with a 10% contribution towards improvements.

Theo says,
‘The adult charge with an extra 10% is not right. It is too high!’

By how much is the adult charge too high?
You must show all your working. [3 + 2 OCW]

(c) The gardens at Castell Gwynhir cover an area of 714 000 m2.
Water ponds cover \(\dfrac{2}{7}\) of the area of the gardens.
Calculate the area covered by water ponds. [2]

Area covered by water ponds is …………… m2