Numeracy Foundation June 2018 Unit 2 Q3
3. A conversion chart for oven temperatures is shown below.
| Oven type | Electric oven | Gas oven | ||
| Fan oven | Conventional oven | |||
| Scale | Celsius | Celsius | Fahrenheit | Gas mark |
| Temperature | 120° | 140° | 275° | 1 |
| 130° | 150° | 300° | 2 | |
| 140° | 160° | 325° | 3 | |
| 160° | 180° | 350° | 4 | |
| 170° | 190° | 375° | 5 | |
| 180° | 200° | 400° | 6 | |
| 200° | 220° | 425° | 7 | |
| 210° | 230° | 450° | 8 | |
(a)
Dewi is making a cake using a gas oven.
The recipe states:
‘Preheat the oven to a temperature of 350° Fahrenheit’.
Use the conversion chart to find the gas mark Dewi should use. [1]
Gas mark ……………
(b)
Ffion is cooking a cake using an electric oven.
Her recipe states:
‘Preheat the oven to gas mark 3’.
Ffion uses the conversion chart and correctly sets her oven to 140°.
What type of electric oven does Ffion have? [1]
(c) Dewi’s cake needs 25 minutes to cook.
Ffion’s cake needs one and a half hours to cook.
How many minutes longer does Ffion’s cake take to cook than Dewi’s cake? [1]
Ffion’s cake needs one and a half hours to cook.
How many minutes longer does Ffion’s cake take to cook than Dewi’s cake? [1]
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (Gas Mark) 4 | B1 |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Fan oven | B1 |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (90 – 25=) 65 (minutes) ISW | B1 | Allow I hour and 5 (minutes). ISW Units need not be stated but if given, must be correct. |