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Numeracy Intermediate June 2019 Unit 1 Q5

WJECIntermediateCurrent spec10 marks2D Area & PerimeterSubstitutionVolume & Surface Area

5. Rupert Shoes sells shoes online.

(a) The designer has drawn a sketch of a new label to stick on the shoeboxes.
Trapezium label marked Rupert Shoes: parallel sides 10 cm (top) and 12 cm (bottom), perpendicular side 8 cm, sloping side 8.2 cm

Diagram not drawn to scale

From the formula list: Area of trapezium \(= \dfrac{1}{2}(a+b)h\)

She takes the sketch to the printers.
The table shows the costs for printing 100 labels.

Area of label, to the nearest cm2Cost to print 100 labels
Up to 80 cm2£1.15
81 cm2 to 85 cm2£1.25
86 cm2 to 89 cm2£1.50
90 cm2 or more£1.75

How much will it cost to have 500 of the designer’s label printed?
You must show all your working. [4]

(b) Pairs of shoes are packed in shoeboxes.
The dimensions of the shoebox used are given on the diagram below.
Shoebox, a cuboid 40 cm by 25 cm by 15 cm high

Diagram not drawn to scale

(i) What is the area of the smallest face of the shoebox?
Circle your answer. [1]

40 cm2     225 cm2     375 cm2     800 cm2     1000 cm2

(ii) A customer orders 2 pairs of shoes.
The package for sending the shoes to the customer is made by:
  • placing one box on top of the other, and
  • taping the two boxes together.

This is shown in the diagram.

One shoebox being placed on top of an identical shoebox

The cost for sending the package is calculated using the formula below. All dimensions are measured in cm.

Cost in £ = \(\dfrac{1}{5}\) × (S + F) × 0·02

S = value of the sum of the 3 dimensions of the package
F = value of the area of one of the largest faces of the package

How much does it cost Rupert Shoes to send the package?
Give your answer in pounds.
You must show all your working. [5]