Foundation June 2023 Paper 1 Q2
2 Melanie finds this information about the number of people, in millions, who speak each of five languages as their first language.
| Language | Number of people (in millions) |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 480 |
| Greek | 13 |
| Mandarin Chinese | 918 |
| Tamil | 75 |
| Japanese | 128 |
(a) Which of these languages is the first language of the greatest number of people? (1)
More people speak Japanese as their first language than speak Greek as their first language.
(b) How many more? (1)
The number of people who speak Tamil as their first language is \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of the number of people who speak Bengali as their first language.
(c) Work out the number of people who speak Bengali as their first language. (1)
It is estimated that 861 700 people can speak Welsh.
(d) Write 861 700 in words. (1)
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| Mandarin Chinese | B1 |
| (1) |
Notes
B1: allow 918 000 000, Mandarin, Chinese
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| 115 | B1 |
| (1) |
Notes
B1: cao
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| 300 | B1 |
| (1) |
Notes
B1: cao
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| Eight hundred and sixty one thousand, seven hundred | B1 |
| (1) | |
| (4 marks) |