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Numeracy Foundation June 2017 Unit 2 Q2

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(a)

David and Gwyn have decided to take part in a charity running event.
They both ordered some new running kit from an online discount store.

A pair of trainersA pair of socksA pair of leggings
£39.99£2.99£12.90
A running vestA pair of shortsA water bottle
£15.50£11.98£6.00
(i)

David ordered the following items:

  • 1 pair of trainers,
  • 2 pairs of shorts,
  • 3 pairs of socks.

What was the total cost of these items?
You must show all your working. [3]

(ii)

The discount store has a delivery charge of £6.99 for all orders under £100.
For all orders of £100 or over, delivery is free.
Gwyn calculated that the cost of the items in his order would be £96.62.

Explain how Gwyn would actually save money by adding two pairs of socks to his order.

You must show all your working. [3]

(b)

David aims to raise £200 for his chosen charity.
He set up a “Sponsor me please” page on social media.
This is David’s page at the end of the first week.
The percentage has been blanked out.

David’s Page
David is raising money for a charity.
Please help him to reach his target of £200.
Donate
Current total
raised
£32.00
☐ %
(i) How much more money did David need in order to reach his target? [1]
(ii) David thought he had raised more than 15% of his target.
Was he correct?
Show your working. [2]
(iii) After two weeks, David had raised 57% of his target.
What percentage of his target was still to be raised? [1]
(c)

David and Gwyn kept a training record as they prepared for the charity event.
They recorded the number of miles that they ran each day.
The mileage for week one is shown below.

MonTueWedThurFriSatSun
David1821715
Gwyn14162112

Gwyn thinks that his average daily mileage is greater than David’s.
Explain why using the medians would not show this.
You must show all your working. [3]