Numeracy Foundation November 2018 Unit 2 Q1
1. Stereophonics is a Welsh rock band from Cwmaman, South Wales.
The following facts were found on the internet about the band.
| Kelly Jones, the lead singer and guitarist of the band, was born on 3 June 1974 | The song Dakota spent a total of 44 weeks in the UK Singles Chart |
| In January 2018, Stereophonics had 931 511 followers on Facebook | In 2016, Stereophonics sold all the tickets for a concert at Wrexham Racecourse in just 10 minutes |
Use the facts above to answer the following questions.
(a) How old is Kelly Jones? [1]
…………………… years old
(b) Write down, in words, the number of followers Stereophonics had on Facebook in January 2018. [1]
(c) In how many seconds did Stereophonics sell all the tickets for the concert at Wrexham Racecourse?
Circle your answer. [1]
Circle your answer. [1]
60 seconds 2640 seconds 6000 seconds 600 seconds 264 seconds
(d) How many days did Dakota spend in the UK Singles Chart? [1]
…………………… days
(e) A song written by Stereophonics is called A Thousand Trees.
David has a thousand trees.
He wants to plant the trees in rows.
He wants 73 trees in each row.
How many full rows of trees can David plant? [2]
…………………… rows
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 44 (years old) | B1 | Note: this paper was sat in November 2018 |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| nine hundred (and) thirty-one thousand, five hundred and eleven. | B1 |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 600 seconds | B1 |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 308 (days) | B1 |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 13 (rows) | B2 | B1 for 14 (rows) or 13.6(9…)(rows) or 13.7(rows) or 13 (rows) remainder 51 OR sight of 1000 ÷ 73 or equivalent Allow sight of 73 × 13 = 949 OR 73 × 14 = 1022 for B1 |