Numeracy Foundation November 2023 Unit 2 Q1
1. Glen is trying to keep fit.
Glen works every day from Monday to Friday.
He sets himself two targets for these days.
The targets are to walk:
- at least 10 000 steps every day from Monday to Friday
- at least 50 000 steps in total from Monday to Friday.
He records the number of steps he takes each day from Monday to Friday.
| Day | Number of steps |
|---|---|
| Monday | 10 672 |
| Tuesday | 13 586 |
| Wednesday | 12 341 |
| Thursday | 11 932 |
| Friday | 9754 |
(a) Has Glen achieved his target to walk at least 10 000 steps every day?
Give a reason for your answer. [1]
Give a reason for your answer. [1]
Yes ☐ No ☐
(b) Glen’s second target was to walk at least 50 000 steps from Monday to Friday.
By how many steps did he beat this target? [2]
By how many steps did he beat this target? [2]
(c) Approximately how many steps did Glen walk on Tuesday?
Give your answer correct to the nearest 100. [1]
Give your answer correct to the nearest 100. [1]
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| No and suitable reason given e.g. ‘because on Friday he walked less than 10000 steps’ ‘because Friday is (only) 9754’ ‘because Friday is below 10000’ | E1 | Ignore spurious comments if No indicated and an appropriate reason is given. Allow the following with no indicated: ‘because Friday is less’ ‘didn't walk 10000 on Friday’ ‘Friday didn't walk to 10000’ ‘Friday didn't achieve 10000’ ‘The first 4 days he did but the last day he only got a 4-digit number’ ‘because Friday was 9000’ Do not allow ‘Yes’ indicated with a reason e.g. ‘Glen has achieved his target’ ‘Friday is nearly 10000’ ‘he has achieved at least 10000 steps because 9754 is closer to 10000 than 9000 if rounded up’ |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 8285 (steps) | B2 | Allow embedded answers such as 58285 – 8285 = 50000 Award B1 for any one of the following:
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| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 13600 | B1 |