4MA0 Foundation January 2012 Paper 1 Q5

EdexcelFoundationOld spec9 marksBar Charts & Pictograms

5 The pictogram shows information about the numbers of ice creams sold by a shop on five days.

Pictogram of ice creams sold: Monday 5 symbols, Tuesday 2, Wednesday 5 and a part symbol, Thursday 2 and a part symbol, Friday 4
(a) On which day did the shop sell the greatest number of ice creams? (1)

The shop sold 20 ice creams on Tuesday.

(b)
(i) How many ice creams sold does one ice cream symbol represent?
(ii) Find the number of ice creams sold on Friday.
(iii) Find the number of ice creams sold on Thursday.
(3)

12% of the ice creams sold by the shop were strawberry.

(c)
(i) Write 12% as a decimal.
(ii) Write 12% as a fraction.
Give your fraction in its simplest form.
(3)

On Saturday, the shop sold 15 chocolate ice creams and 35 vanilla ice creams.

(d) Write down the ratio of the number of chocolate ice creams sold to the number of vanilla ice creams sold.
Give your answer in its simplest form. (2)