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Numeracy Intermediate June 2019 Unit 2 Q7

7.

(a)
(i)

The internal measurements of a tin of baked beans are:

  • radius 3·6 cm,
  • height 9·3 cm.

Calculate the internal volume of the tin. [2]

(ii)

Every 1 cm3 of baked beans in a tin has a mass of 1 g.
A portion of baked beans is \(\frac{1}{2}\) a tin.
What is the mass of a portion of baked beans? [1]

A portion of baked beans has a mass of …………… g

(b)

A mathematically similar tin of baked beans has a radius of 4·2 cm.

A smaller tin and a larger tin of baked beans

Diagram not drawn to scale

Calculate the height of the larger tin of beans. [2]

(c)

In a portion of baked beans there is:

  • 1·85 g of salt,
  • 11·7 g of sugar.

For women, the recommended daily allowance of:

  • salt is 6 g,
  • sugar is 90 g.

Consider a portion of baked beans.
Is it salt or sugar that provides the greater proportion of the recommended daily allowance for women?
You must show all your working. [3]