Foundation November 2024 Paper 1 Q1

EdexcelCurrent spec5 marksProperties of NumbersRounding

1 The table gives the lengths, in metres, of five road tunnels.

Name of tunnelLength of tunnel (metres)
Arlberg13 972
Hsuehshan12 940
Laerdal24 512
St Gotthard16 918
Jinpingshan17 540
(a) Which of these five tunnels has the greatest length? (1)
(b) Write down the value of the 9 in the number 13 972 (1)

The length of one of the tunnels, when rounded to the nearest thousand, is 17 000 metres.

(c) Write down the name of this tunnel. (1)
(d) Write the number 12 940 in words. (1)
(e) Work out the total length of the Arlberg tunnel and the Jinpingshan tunnel. (1)
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