Numeracy Foundation June 2019 Unit 1 Q2
2. An apartment block is 12 floors high.
It also has 3 floors of underground parking.
All floors are connected by a lift.
The ground floor is labelled Level 0 in the lift.
The first floor of underground parking is one floor below the ground floor.
It is labelled Level –1 in the lift.
(a) What is the third floor of underground parking labelled in the lift?
Circle your answer. [1]
Circle your answer. [1]
Level 3 Level –3 Level –2 Level 13 Level 2
(b) Jen is at Level 7.
She travels down 9 floors to where she parks her car.
What level is this labelled in the lift? [1]
She travels down 9 floors to where she parks her car.
What level is this labelled in the lift? [1]
(c) Anna parks her car on the floor that is labelled Level –1 in the lift.
She travels up 10 floors to her apartment to collect a present for her friend, Brodie.
She then travels down 5 floors to Brodie’s apartment.
What level is Brodie’s apartment labelled in the lift? [2]
She travels up 10 floors to her apartment to collect a present for her friend, Brodie.
She then travels down 5 floors to Brodie’s apartment.
What level is Brodie’s apartment labelled in the lift? [2]
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Level -3 | B1 |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (Level) -2 | B1 | Allow 2- |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| -1 + 10 – 5 or -1 + 5 4 | M1 A1 | May be seen in a diagram. Method may be seen in stages. If no marks award SC1 for appropriate sight of 9 (from -1 + 10) |