Foundation June 2019 Paper 1 Q3

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec5 marksProperties of NumbersRounding

3 The table gives the surface areas, in square kilometres, of six lakes in Africa.

LakeSurface area
(square kilometres)
Albert5299
Malawi29 500
Mweru5120
Tanganyika32 600
Turkana6405
Victoria68 879
(a) Which of these lakes has the least surface area? (1)
(b) Write the number 6405 in words. (1)
(c) Write the number 68 879 correct to the nearest thousand. (1)

Sammy says that the surface area of Lake Malawi is about \(5\dfrac{1}{2}\) times the surface area of Lake Albert.

(d) Is Sammy correct?
Give a reason for your answer. (2)