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Mathematics WorkbookSample Assessment MaterialFunctional Skills Qualification in Mathematics at Entry 3

Work through the whole book.

•Answereveryquestion.• Youcanwriteordrawtoshowyouranswersinthe

workbook.•Youcanuseacalculator.

Yourtutormayreadthequestionstoyou.Askyourtutorifyoudonotunderstandanywords.

You have up to 1 hour 30 minutes to complete the workbook.

Yourtutormaygiveyouobjectstohelpyouwiththequestions.

Youwillneed:

•Pencil •Ruler •Rubber

Learner name

Learnersignatureanddate

ENTRY 3

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1 Growing Plants

Youworkinagardencentre. Youwanttoplantbeans.

Youneedtoknowwhichbeanstoplantandhowmuchtheycost.

Hereisinformationfromsomepacketsofbeans.

Browns Beans

40 beansCosts £4.50

Plant4beansin1squaremetre

Greens Beans

20 beansCosts £2

Plant4beansin1squaremetre

Blacks Beans

10beansCosts£1

Plant2beansin1squaremetre

Whites Beans

25 beans Costs £3 Plant5beansin1squaremetre

Youhaveaplotof20squaremetres. Youwanttoplantasmanybeansaspossible.

Choose one type of bean to plant.(1)

Tick ()thetypeofbeanyouhavechosen.

A B

C D

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Forthebeansyouhavechosen

Work out how many beans you are going to plant in the 20 square metres.

(2)

What is the total cost of the beans?(2)

Writeyourworkingandyouranswersintheboxbelow.

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Youwillneedtoplantthebeansinpotstostartwith. Youcanplant4beansineachpot.

How many pots will you need? Check your answer.

(2)

Writeyourworkingandyouranswerintheboxbelow.

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2 Watering the beans

Thebeanplantsneedtobewatered. Thecalendarshowswhichdaysthebeanplantswerewatered.

Monday1st

Tuesday2nd

Wednesday3rd

Thursday4th

Friday5th

Saturday6th

Sunday7th

Monday8th

Tuesday9th

Wednesday10th

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Saturday13th

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Sunday21st

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Saturday27th

Sunday28th

Monday29th

Tuesday30th

Wednesday31st

How often are the bean plants watered?(1)

Writeyouranswerintheboxbelow.

When will they need watering again?(1)

Tick ()onthecalendarthenexttwodatesforwatering.

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3 Looking after your plot

Youneedtoputfencingaroundyourplot.

4 metres 4 metres

5 metres

5 metres

Youhavesome1metrefencepanelsandsome2metrefencepanels.

Youwanttouseasmany2metrefencepanelsasyoucan.

How many 1 metre fence panels and how many 2 metre fence panels do you need to put fencing all around the plot?

(3)

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Writeyourworkingandyouranswerintheboxbelow.

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4 Compost

Youputcompostonyourplottohelpthebeanplantsgrow.

Compost

1 bag covers 7 square metres

Cost £5

Remember,youhaveaplotof20squaremetres.

How many bags of compost do you need?(2)

Writeyourworkingandyouranswerintheboxbelow.

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Eachbagofcompostcosts£5

How much does it cost to put compost on your plot?(2)

Writeyourworkingandyouranswerintheboxbelow.

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5 Selling your plants

Youaregoingtosellthebeanplants. Youneedtogetenoughmoney • topayforthebeans(useyouranswertotask1) • topayforthecompost(useyouranswertotask4) • tomakeaprofitof£20.Youroundthetotalamounttothenearest£10What is the total amount you sell your plants for?

(2)Writeyourworkingandyouranswerintheboxbelow.

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Youspendonequarter(¼) of this amount on a new watering can.How much money do you spend on the watering can?

(2)Writeyourworkingandyouranswerintheboxbelow.

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